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Schedule 5;
(f) for any medium or large RPA in any RPA category, with a liquid-fuel system — all of the units in Appendix 6 of Schedule 5.
       (7) For an item mentioned in a Table of an Appendix of Schedule 5 (the practical competency units), the training and assessment of the subject matter mentioned in column 2 of the item must be within the tolerances mentioned in column 3 of the item, and across the range of variables mentioned in column 4 of the item.
       (8) To avoid any doubt, the requirements under the following:
(a) paragraph (6) (a);
(b) paragraph (6) (f);
        are in addition to any requirement expressed in paragraphs (6) (b) to (e), as the case requires.

     2.06A Alternative practical competency standards for advancing technology in medium and large RPA only
       (1) Despite section 2.06, a practical training course for a particular medium RPA or large RPA may be comprised of some or all of the following (the relevant practical competency units and standards):
(a) part only of the units of practical competency that would, but for this subsection, be required under subsection 2.06 (6) to be completed for the RPA;
(b) all or part of another set of units of practical competency, being units that would, but for this subsection, otherwise not be required to be completed;
(c) alternative practical competency standards, behaviours, and flight test standards, including where appropriate, tolerances and variables, approved by CASA that are specifically devised and applicable in relation to a medium RPA, or a large RPA, that has particular characteristics.
       (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply unless, for the relevant practical competency units and standards, CASA approves that their completion:
(a) is necessary for establishing the competency of a person to hold a RePL for the RPA because unique, unusual, or other characteristics in the system design or other features of the RPA (the innovative RPA system design) make completion of the units of practical competency otherwise prescribed for the RPA under subsection 2.06 (6) impossible, impracticable or unreasonable to meet; and
       Note   For example, if a feature of the RPA otherwise required an applicant to repeat training previously successfully completed for an initial RePL, CASA may, subject to considerations of aviation safety, consider that such repetition would be unreasonable.
(b) will enable the person to achieve an acceptable level of competency for the operation of the RPA; and
(c) will not have any adverse effects on aviation safety.
       (3) CASA may grant an approval under subsection (2):
(a) on written application by an approved RePL training organisation that:
 (i) conducts a RePL training course; and
 (ii) provides CASA with a detailed safety case; or
       Note   A safety