28Direct supervision of provisional pistol (business/employment) licensees

#### 28 Direct supervision of provisional pistol (business/employment) licensees 28 Direct supervision of provisional pistol (business/employment) licensees > For the purposes of section 16C (2) (d) of the Act, the holder of a provisional pistol (business/employment) licence (the provisional licensee) is under the direct supervision of a natural person referred to in that paragraph (the competent person) if— > > > (a) the provisional licensee receives detailed written instructions (which may, for example, be in the form of standard operating procedures, employment policies or an employment procedure manual) from the master licensee who is the employer of the provisional licensee on the work to be performed, and > > > (b) the provisional licensee performs tasks that are part of an overall work routine that is documented, and > > > (c) the provisional licensee is subject to regular personal progress checks, in writing, by a nominated supervisor on the work being performed, and > > > (d) the provisional licensee is as far as practicable in the line of sight of the competent person, and > > > (e) the competent person is able to immediately render assistance to the provisional licensee if required, and > > > (f) there is at least the same number of competent persons as provisional licensees on premises at which provisional licensees are carrying out security activities of a kind authorised by their class 1F licence under the [Security Industry Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-157).