2BConversion training to be in a synthetic training device not an aeroplane

2B Conversion training to be in a synthetic training device not an aeroplane

2B.1 This subsection is for regulation 11.068 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

2B.2 It is a condition on the approval of a person approved by CASA under paragraph 5.21 (1) (a) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 to give aeroplane conversion training, that the person may only give the training in accordance with paragraph 2B.3.

2B.3 Subject to paragraph 2B.4, conversion training for an aeroplane mentioned in paragraph 2A.2 must not be conducted in an aeroplane but must be conducted in a qualified synthetic training device (QSTD) for the aeroplane type if:

(a) for an aeroplane mentioned in subparagraph 2A.2 (a) — a QSTD for the aeroplane type is available in Australia; or

(b) for an aeroplane mentioned in subparagraph 2A.2 (b) or (c) — a QSTD for the aeroplane type is available in Australia or in a recognised foreign State as defined in subsection 2A.

2B.4 Paragraph 2B.3 does not apply for aeroplane conversion training for the issue of a co-pilot endorsement if:

(a) the conversion training is conducted wholly in accordance with Appendix V of this Order; and

(b) no other training or flight manoeuvre is conducted during a flight for the conversion training.

2B.5 For paragraph 2B.3:

available, for the availability of a QSTD to a person undergoing conversion training, means that the QSTD:

(a) exists in Australia or a recognised foreign State, as the case requires; and

(b) is offered for use on a commercial basis; and

(c) is serviceable and available to be used by the person, or reserved by the person or by an operator on behalf of the person.

Note Subsection 2B constitutes a condition on the approval of a person to conduct aeroplane conversion training. It is intended to ensure that conversion training is not conducted in an aeroplane, but rather in a QSTD, in the circumstances to which subsection 2B applies.