Single Engine Instrument Rating

Description of Single Engine Instrument Rating

INSTRUMENT RATING:

An instrument rating is issued for aircraft in one of the following groups:

	A) Group 1 for all aeroplanes where the flight test was conducted in a multi- engine aeroplane

	B) Group 2 for multi-engine centre line thrust and single engine aeroplanes where the flight test was conducted in a multi-engine centre line thrust aeroplane

	C) Group 3 for single engine aeroplanes where the flight test was conducted in a single engine aeroplane

REQUIREMENTS:

	An applicant shall have obtained a minimum of 70% on the written examination Instrument Rating (INRAT) which shall include the following subjects

	50 hours of cross-country flight as PIC

	40 hours of instrument time of which a max. of 20 hours may be instrument ground time

	5 hours of dual instrument acquired from the holder of an instructor rating

	5 hours in aeroplanes where the applicant is applying for a Group 1,2 or 3 rating

	15 hours of dual instrument flight time provided by a qualified person as in section

	one dual cross-country flight under simulated or actual IMC conditions of a min. 100 nautical miles, in accordance with an IFR flight plan to include at, 2 different locations, an instrument approach to minima

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Description of Single Engine Instrument Rating

INSTRUMENT RATING:

An instrument rating is issued for aircraft in one of the following groups:

	A) Group 1 for all aeroplanes where the flight test was conducted in a multi- engine aeroplane

	B) Group 2 for multi-engine centre line thrust and single engine aeroplanes where the flight test was conducted in a multi-engine centre line thrust aeroplane

	C) Group 3 for single engine aeroplanes where the flight test was conducted in a single engine aeroplane

REQUIREMENTS:

	An applicant shall have obtained a minimum of 70% on the written examination Instrument Rating (INRAT) which shall include the following subjects

	50 hours of cross-country flight as PIC

	40 hours of instrument time of which a max. of 20 hours may be instrument ground time

	5 hours of dual instrument acquired from the holder of an instructor rating

	5 hours in aeroplanes where the applicant is applying for a Group 1,2 or 3 rating

	15 hours of dual instrument flight time provided by a qualified person as in section

	one dual cross-country flight under simulated or actual IMC conditions of a min. 100 nautical miles, in accordance with an IFR flight plan to include at, 2 different locations, an instrument approach to minima

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