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(a) not less than 200 hours' experience as pilor in charge of
flying machines, including
(i) at least 50 hours' cross-country or oversea flying; (ii) at least 15 hours' flying by night and in addition at least 10 hours' cross-country or oversea flying either by night or solely by reference to instruments; and
(iii) at least ro hours' flying carried out during the six months immediately preceding the date of the applica- tion; and
(b) a reasonable amount of flying experience as pilot on the
type of flying machine to which the application relates :
Provided (i) that flying experience as second pilot may be reckoned towards the total requirement of yoo hours to the extent that one half of such flying may be included if it was carried our on (4) flying machines required under the Order or these regula- tions to have on board more than one pilot, or (b) military flying machines which normally carried more than one pilor; and (ii) that no evidence of experience of Blying solely by reference to instru- ments produced in order to obtain an instrument rating shall be taken into account for the purposes of this regulation.
Practical Flying Tests.
111. The applicant shall, subject to the provisions of regula- tion 114, be required, in the course of flying tests with an examiner on board and including an instrument flying test, to demonstrate his general competence as a pilor during normal and emergency manoeuvres under visual and instrument flight conditions, and his ability to fly the type of flying machine to which the application relates.
Technical Examination.
112. The applicant shall, subject to the provisions of regula- tion 114, be required to undergo an examination (including practical tests) as to his knowledge of the following subjects
(a) aviation law;
(b) flight operation; (c) air navigation;
(d) meteorology;
(e) the interpretation of navigational aid identification
signals;
() theory of flight and aircraft operating limitations ;
(g) aircraft equipment and installations;
(b) airframe and power plant maintenance.
Syllabuses of Practical Flying Tests and Technical Examination.
113. The details of the practical flying tests, including the conditions applicable thereto, and the technical examination re- ferred to in regulations 111 and 112 are specified in handbook C.A.P. 55, "Senior Commercial Pilot's Licence", copies of which may be obtained on application to the Department of Civil Aviation, Hong Kong, or the Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, London.
Exemptions.
114. () An applicant who is the holder of a commercial pilot's licence (flying machines) in respect of the type of flying machine to which the application relates shall not be required to undergo again the flying tests and technical examination normally required in respect of that type; and
(ii) an applicant who has been the holder of a senior com- mercial pilot's licence (flying machines) or a licence of a higher class may, at the discretion of the Director and having regard to the type of flying machine for which a licence is desired, læ exempted from all or any part of the requirements as to flying experience, practical flying tests and technical examination, specified in regulations 110, 11 and 112. Any exemption in respect of the said practical flying tests may be made conditional upon the satisfactory completion by the applicant of a special Rying test.
Renewal of Licence.
115. An applicant for the renewal of a licence shall be required to produce satisfactory evidence that he has had reasonable flying experience as a pilot of flying machines during the six months immediately preceding the date of the application. The applicant may also, at the discretion of the Director, be required to produce