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Regulation OTAR Part 135 - CAT - Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes

(d) The programme shall include the following elements:
(1) Determination of the seriousness of any consequence; and
(2) Crew communication and coordination; and
(3) Appropriate self defence responses; and
(4) Use of non-lethal protective devices assigned to crew members, where specifically
approved by the Governor; and
(5) Understanding of the behaviour of terrorists so as to facilitate the ability of crew
members to cope with hijacker behaviour and passenger responses; and
(6) Live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions; and
(7) Flight deck procedures to protect the aeroplane; and
(8) Aeroplane search procedures and guidance on least-risk bomb locations where
practicable.
Note: Approval of the security training programme by the Governor may be required
under applicable security legislation.

OTAR.135.960 Training equipment
(a) The operator may, with the approval of the Governor, utilise synthetic training devices (STDs) to
complete part of the recurrent flight training required within its training programme. The operator
shall ensure that each aircraft flight simulator or other synthetic training device used in its training
programme is specified in the operations manual, and is of an appropriate type for the training
being undertaken. STDs shall only be used for those parts of the checks for which their use has
been specifically approved.
(b) When conducting training that requires equipment or resources that are not used solely for
training, the operator shall ensure that sufficient access is available to the equipment or
resources to enable the training to be completed:
(1) without planned interruption, and
(2) in an environment that is conducive to the objective and safety of the task.

OTAR.135.965 Synthetic training devices
(a) The operator shall ensure that each synthetic training device (STD) on which flight-time credit
may be accrued is specifically approved by the Governor for:
(1) use by the operator; and
(2) the aircraft type and, if applicable, the particular variant within that type, for which the
training or check is being conducted; and
(3) the particular manoeuvre, procedure, or crew member function involved.
(b) The operator shall ensure that each STD where flight time credit may be accrued:
(1) maintains the performance, functional, and other characteristics that are required for
approval; and
(2) is modified to conform with any modification made to the aircraft being simulated that
results in changes to performance, functional, or other characteristics required for
approval; and
(3) is given a daily functional pre-flight check before being used and any discrepancy is
logged by the appropriate flight crew supervisor or instructor at the end of each training
or check flight.
(c) An approved STD may be used by more than one operator provided it is specifically approved for
use by each operator.
OTAR.135.970 Training instructors
(a) The operator shall ensure that the training programme specifies:
(1) the minimum knowledge, qualifications and experience required of any training
instructor or supervisor; and
(2) the type of training, practice or supervision that each instructor is entitled to provide;
and
(3) the aircraft type that each instructor is entitled to give instruction or supervision on.
(b) Each training instructor shall be provided with a copy of the training programme, the competency
assessment programme and such parts of the operations manual as may apply.

OTAR.135.975 Crew member training programme
(a) The operatorshall ensure that the training programme required under 135.950(a) includes initial
and recurrent training, as applicable to the role of the crew member.
(b) The operator shall ensure the training programme contains segments for:
(1) introduction training; and
(2) transition training; and
(3) upgrade training; and
(4) recurrent training.
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