CASA EX66/21 — Flight Crew Licensing (Miscellaneous Exemptions) Exemption 2021
Part 7Foreign Cadet Pilots (Medical Certificate for CPL Flight Test) Exemption and Conditions
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Part 7 — Foreign Cadet Pilots (Medical Certificate for CPL Flight Test) Exemption and Conditions
30 Application of Part
This Part applies to each person (foreign cadet pilot) who:
(a) is not a citizen of Australia; and
(b) is not a permanent resident of Australia; and
(c) is a student registered to undergo flight training with 1 of the following persons (the operator):
(i) a Part 141 operator;
(ii) a Part 142 operator; and
(d) is undertaking training for a CPL under the sponsorship of a foreign aircraft operator; and
(e) takes a flight test for a CPL.
31 Exemption
(1) The foreign cadet pilot is exempt from the requirement in paragraph 61.235 (2) (c) to the extent that it requires the pilot to hold a current class 1 medical certificate to be eligible to take a flight test for a CPL.
(2) The exemption is subject to the conditions in section 32.
32 Conditions
(1) The foreign cadet pilot must:
(a) hold a current class 2 medical certificate; and
(b) hold, or have held, a class 1 medical assessment (however described or administered) issued by the NAA of the pilot’s country of residence.
Note For paragraph (1) (b), NAAs may administer the requirement to hold a class 1 medical assessment by issuing a class 1 medical certificate or, if a certificate is not issued, by requiring that the pilot pass a class 1 medical examination to show that the pilot meets the class 1 medical standard.
(2) The foreign cadet pilot must not undertake a flight test for a CPL unless the flight test is organised by the operator as part of the foreign cadet pilot’s registration with the operator.