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(b) at least 250 hours' flying as pilot in charge, of which not less than to hours must have been carried out during the six months immediately preceding the date of the ap- plication, and including not less than 100 hours' cross- country or oversea flying of which not less than 25 hours must have been flown by night;

(c) at least 75 hours' flying solely by reference to instruments which must have been carried out by the applicant without assistance from any other person on board the flying machine;

(d) a reasonable amount of dying on the type of flying

machine to which the application relates;

(e) at least 200 hours' cross-country or oversca lying as second pilot in Aying machines required under the Order or these regulations to have on board more than one pilot, or in military Aying machines which normally carried more than one pilot :

Provided that

(i) flying experience as second pilot may be reckoned towards the total requirement of 1,200 hours to the ex- tent that one half of such flying may be included if it was carried out in flying machines (4), required under the Order or these regulations to have on board more than one pilot, or (b), in military flying machines which normally carried more than one pilot;

(ii) an applicant who has had not less than 200 hours' experience as pilot in charge on cross-country or oversea flights may be exempted from the requirement specified at (e) in this paragraph;

(iii) training in instrument lying carried out on the ground in approved devices may, at the discretion of the Director, up to a maximum of 25 hours, be accepted in part satisfaction of the requirement specified at (c) in this paragraph,

Practical Flying Tests.

123. The applicant shall, subject to the provisions of regula- tion 126, be required, in the course of flying tests with an examiner on board and including an instrument flying test, to demonstrate

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his general competence as a pilot during normal and emergency manoeuvres under visual and instrument flight conditions, and his ability to Ay the type of flying machine to which the application relates.

Technical Examination.

124. The applicant shail, subject to the provisions of regula- tion 126, 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;

(f) theory of flight and aircraft operating limitations :

(g) aircraft equipment and installations:

(h) airframe and power plant maintenance.

Syllabuses of Practical Flying Tests and Technical Examination. 125. The details of the practical flying tests, including the conditions applicable thereto, and the technical examination re- ferred to in regulations 123 and 124 ure specified in handbook C.A.P. 55, "Airline Transport Pilot's Licence", copies of which may be obtained on application to the Department of Civil Aviation or the Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Avit- tion, Landon.

Exemptions.

126. (0) An applicant who is the holder of a commercial or a senior commercial pilot's licence (ying 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 an airline trans- port pilot's licence (fying machines) may, at the discretion of the Director and having regard to the type of flying machine for which