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Firefighting Centre or a State or Territory fire control authority.

11 Approval
       (1) An operator to whom this Part applies is approved to conduct flight training for the grant of a helicopter firefighting endorsement.
       (2) The approval of an operator under subsection (1) is subject to the conditions mentioned in section 12.

12 Conditions
       (1) The operator must ensure that flight training for the grant of a helicopter firefighting endorsement is delivered only by the operator's head of operations, the operator's head of training and checking or a senior pilot of the operator nominated by the head of operations or head of training and checking (a nominated senior pilot).
       (2) If the flight training is delivered by a head of operations or head of training and checking, the operator must ensure that, at the time of delivering the flight training, the person is authorised under regulation 61.1125 of CASR to exercise the privileges of the helicopter firefighting endorsement.
       (3) If the flight training is delivered by a nominated senior pilot, the operator must ensure that, at the time of delivering the flight training:
(a) the nominated senior pilot is authorised under regulation 61.1125 of CASR to exercise the privileges of the helicopter firefighting endorsement; and
(b) a record exists in the nominated senior pilot's logbook stating that the pilot has been authorised by the operator's head of operations or head of training and checking to conduct the training.
       (4) The operator must ensure that the flight training is delivered only to a trainee who has:
(a) a commercial pilot licence with a helicopter category rating under Part 61 of CASR; and
(b) a helicopter low-level endorsement (see table 61.1075, item 2 of CASR); and
(c) if the flight training is for a helicopter firefighting operation using an external sling load — a sling operations endorsement (see table 61.1075, item 8 of CASR).
       (5) The operator must ensure that the flight training is delivered in accordance with a course of training prepared by the operator that:
(a) covers the matters mentioned in Schedule 2; and
(b) includes appropriate information about the pass standards for the aeronautical knowledge assessments, the practical flying assessment and the overall assessment.
       (6) The operator must ensure that:
(a) the aeronautical knowledge training, the practical flight training, and the assessments comply with the requirements set out in Schedule 2; and
(b) both the theoretical and practical components of the flight training are conducted in a suitable ground environment and airspace, with appropriate facilities and training resources; and
(c) the helicopter used for the flight training is airworthy and suitable for the training; and
(d) each person conducting the flight training (including assessment) is competent to do so.