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    Night Rating Syllabus

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    The document outlines the key areas of theoretical knowledge required for a night rating, including air law, meteorology, human performance, and lighting systems. Applicants must understand the definition of night flying, privileges and limitations, responsibilities, required equipment, and aerodrome requirements. They must also comprehend factors like fog formation, night winds, icing, and thunderstorms. Additionally, applicants need to know how night vision works and potential visual illusions or physiological issues in low light. The lighting systems section covers external, internal, taxiway, runway, approach, and obstruction lighting as well as beacons and pilot-operated lighting.

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    The document outlines the key areas of theoretical knowledge required for a night rating, including air law, meteorology, human performance, and lighting systems. Applicants must understand the definition of night flying, privileges and limitations, responsibilities, required equipment, and aerodrome requirements. They must also comprehend factors like fog formation, night winds, icing, and thunderstorms. Additionally, applicants need to know how night vision works and potential visual illusions or physiological issues in low light. The lighting systems section covers external, internal, taxiway, runway, approach, and obstruction lighting as well as beacons and pilot-operated lighting.

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    The document outlines the key areas of theoretical knowledge required for a night rating, including air law, meteorology, human performance, and lighting systems. Applicants must understand the definition of night flying, privileges and limitations, responsibilities, required equipment, and aerodrome requirements. They must also comprehend factors like fog formation, night winds, icing, and thunderstorms. Additionally, applicants need to know how night vision works and potential visual illusions or physiological issues in low light. The lighting systems section covers external, internal, taxiway, runway, approach, and obstruction lighting as well as beacons and pilot-operated lighting.

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    The document outlines the key areas of theoretical knowledge required for a night rating, including air law, meteorology, human performance, and lighting systems. Applicants must understand the definition of night flying, privileges and limitations, responsibilities, required equipment, and aerodrome requirements. They must also comprehend factors like fog formation, night winds, icing, and thunderstorms. Additionally, applicants need to know how night vision works and potential visual illusions or physiological issues in low light. The lighting systems section covers external, internal, taxiway, runway, approach, and obstruction lighting as well as beacons and pilot-operated lighting.

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    1 Night rating: General


    The aim of the night rating theoretical knowledge instruction syllabus referred to in sub-regulation
    61.14.1(2)(a) is to ensure that the applicant has a thorough understanding of the theoretical aspects
    surrounding the night rating. Night flying takes place in a potentially hostile environment and applicants
    must understand each element of the environment in which they are operating.
    (a) Air Law (CAR 1.00.1; CAR 61.14.5; CAR 91.02/04/06/07; SA-CATS-OPS 91.06)
    (i) The definition of night flying;
    (ii) The privileges and limitations associated with the night rating;
    (iii) The pilot-in-commands responsibilities;
    (iv) The equipment to be carried on board for night flying;
    (v) Aircraft lighting including navigation lights;
    (vi) VFR differences from day flying;
    (vii) Aerodrome requirements for night flying.
    (b) Meteorology (Air Pilots Manual, Volume 2, Chapter 17, 20, 24 & 25)
    (i) The formation of fog;
    (ii) Various types of fog;
    (iii) Katabatic winds;
    (iv) Mixing, veering and backing of winds at night;
    (v) Formation of ice and frost;
    (vi) Nocturnal Thunderstorms.
    (c) Human performance (Air Pilots Manual, Volume 6, Chapter 1-3)
    (i) Factors affecting night vision; the preservation of night vision;
    (ii) Visual illusions;
    (iii) Hypoxia;
    (iv) Vertigo;
    (v) Autokinesis.
    (d) Lighting systems (Air Pilots Manual, Volume 5, Chapter 24-26; SA-CATS-OPS 91.06)
    (i) External aircraft lighting;
    (ii) Internal cockpit lighting;
    (iii) Taxiway lighting;
    (iv) Runway lighting;
    (v) Approach lighting systems;
    (vi) Obstruction lighting;
    (vii) Aerodrome identification beacons;
    (viii) Where to find information on lighting systems;
    (ix) Pilot-operated lighting.

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