Technical examination

The applicant shall be required to undergo an examination as to his knowledge of the following subjects– (a) elementary aerostatics; (b) general knowledge of a balloon and its accessories; inflation; rigging; management of an ascent; instruments; precautions against cold and high altitudes; (c) practical knowledge of aviation law, with particular reference to the Order and the regulations issued thereunder, also knowledge of any information notified with respect to the responsibilities of a pilot; and (d) map reading; elementary knowledge of weather in relation to cross-country flight and the use of the compass in flight, provided that– (i) an applicant who has at any time qualified as a pilot of balloons or airships in any of Her Majesty’s air forces may, at the discretion of the Governor and to the applicant’s and experience, be exempted from all or any of the above practical flying tests and from the technical examination, except as regards the examination subjects 144 Civil Aviation specified at (c) and (d) in this paragraph; and (ii) a certificate issued by any body approved for the purpose may be accepted in lieu of the passing of the above examination if the Governor is satisfied that the qualifications required for the issue of such certificate were at least equivalent to the passing of such