Regulation 20

For regulation 62(2) there shall be substituted—

“(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), when riders are undertaking element (E) of the prescribed training course—

(a)

there must be no more than 2 riders in the charge of any one certified or certified direct access instructor at any one time, and

(b)

the instructor must be able to communicate with each rider by means of a radio which is not hand-held while in operation.

(3)

The condition specified in paragraph (2)(b) shall not apply in the case of a rider who is unable, by reason of impaired hearing, to receive directions from the instructor by radio where the rider and the instructor are employing a satisfactory means of communication which they have agreed before the start of element (E).”.