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grant of a private pilot licence; or
           (ii) an additional aircraft category rating for an existing private pilot licence; and
(b) who holds a current Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2).
       (2) The applicant is exempt from compliance with paragraph 61.235(2)(c) of CASR, to the extent that the paragraph requires that, to be eligible to take a flight test for the licence that is to be conducted in an aircraft, the applicant must hold:
(a) a current medical certificate of the class required for the exercise of the privileges of the licence; or
(b) a medical exemption for the exercise of the privileges of the licence.
Note   Under subregulation 61.730(3) of CASR, an applicant for an aircraft category rating for an existing pilot licence must meet the requirements for the grant of the pilot licence with the aircraft category rating.
       (3) The exemption in subsection (2) is subject to the conditions mentioned in section 9.
Note   See also subsections 22(1) to (4) for related exemptions applying to a Part 141 operator in relation to an applicant mentioned in subsection 8(1) and subsections 23(1) to (4) for related exemptions applying to a Part 142 operator in relation to that kind of applicant.

9 Conditions — certain private pilot licence applicants
       (1) An applicant mentioned in subsection 8(1) must not commence a flight test, to be conducted in an aircraft, for the grant of the private pilot licence or an additional aircraft category rating unless the applicant carries, during the flight test on the aircraft, their current Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2).
       (2) The applicant must not commence a flight test for the grant of the licence, or additional aircraft category rating, that is to be conducted in an aircraft after the recommended date of next review against the medical standard basic class 2, recorded on their most recent Fitness Report.
       (3) The applicant must:
(a) on request of an authorised CASA officer — produce their Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2) for inspection by the officer; and
(b) within 48 hours of a request of an authorised CASA officer — produce a copy of their most recent Fitness Report for inspection by the officer.

10 Exemption — flight examiners of certain private pilot licence applicants
        A flight examiner is exempt from compliance with subparagraph 61.1300(3)(b)(i) of CASR, in relation to a flight test conducted in an aircraft, if:
(a) the flight test is for the grant of a private pilot licence, or an additional aircraft category rating for an existing private pilot licence; and
(b) the applicant for the licence or rating holds a current Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2).
Note   Under subparagraph 61.1300(3)(b)(i) of CASR, a flight examiner