Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)
1. Requirements for issue of Licence— An applicant for a Commercial Pilot’s Licence shall satisfy the following requirements :—
(a) Age— He shall be not less than Eighteen years of age on the date of application:
(b) Educational Qualification— He shall have passed Class Ten plus Two or an equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics, from a recognised Board/University.
(c) Medical Fitness— He shall produce on a prescribed proforma a certificate of physical fitness from an approved Medical Board after undergoing a medical examination during which he shall have established his medical fitness on the basis of compliance with the requirements as notified by the Director-General under Rule 39B.
(d) Knowledge— He shall pass a written examination in Air Regulations, Air Navigation Meteorology and aircraft and Engines and Signals (practical) examination for interpretation of aural and visual signals, as per the syllabus prescribed by the Director-General :
Provided that the holder of a current Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters) shall be required to pass an examination in Aircraft and Engines only.
(e) Experience— He shall produce evidence of having satisfactorily completed as a pilot of an aeroplane within a period of five years immediately preceding the date of application for licence not less than two hundred hours of flight time, which shall include—
(i) not less than one hundred hours of flight time as Pilot-in-Command of which not less than fifteen hours shall have been completed within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application for licence;
(ii) not less than twenty hours of cross-country flight time as Pilot-in-Command including a cross-country flight of not less than three hundred nautical miles in the course of which full stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be made;
(iii) not less than ten hours of instrument time of which not more than five hours may be on an approved simulator; and
(iv) not less than five hours of flight time by night including a minimum of ten take-offs and ten landings as Pilot-in-Command as (sole manipulator of controls) carried out within six months immediately precedings the date of application for licence.
(f) Flying Training— He shall have completed the flying training in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by the Director-General.
(g) Other Requirements— He shall be in possession of a current Flight Radio Telephone Operator’s Licence for operation of radio telephone apparatus on board an aircraft issued by the Director-General.
(h) Skill— He shall have demonstrated his competency to perform the procedures and manoeuvres prescribed in the syllabus to the satisfaction of an examiner, on the type of aeroplane to which the application for licence relates, within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application. The competency shall be demonstrated in —
(i) general flying test by day;
(ii) general flying test by night;
(iii) a cross-country flight test by day consisting of a flight of not less than two hundred fifty nautical miles in the course of which at least one full stop landing at an aerodrome other than the aerodrome of departure shall be made; and
(iv) a cross-country flying test by night consisting of a flight of not less than one hundred twenty nautical miles returning to the place of departure without landing elsewhere.
2. Validity— The period of validity shall commence from the date of issue or renewal of the licence. The licence shall be valid for a period specified in Rule 39C subject to compliance with renewal requirements as stipulated in para 3 hereinafter.
3. Renewal— The licence may be renewed on receipt of satisfactory evidence of the applicant —
(a) having undergone a medical examination in accordance with para 1(c) above;
(b) having satisfactorily completed not less than ten hours of flight time as Pilot-in-Command (Fifty percent of flight time as Co-Pilot may be counted towards the requirement of flight time as Pilot-in-Command) within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application for renewal; or in lieu thereof, having satisfactorily completed the general flying test by day and night as laid down in clause (h) of paragraph 1 within the same period;
(c) having a current Flight Radio Telephone Operator’s Licence for operation of radio telephone apparatus on board an aircraft, issued by the Director-General.
4. Aircraft Rating— (a) The licence shall indicate the types of aeroplane the holder is entitled to fly.
(b) An open rating for all single piston engine type of aeroplane having an all-up-weight not exceeding one thousand five hundred Kgs. may also be granted if he has completed not less than one thousand hours of flight time on such types of aeroplanes including not less than five hundred hours as Pilot-in-Command and has at least four different types of aircraft entered in the aircraft rating of his licence :
Provided that the privileges of the open rating shall be exercised only after having undergone a ground and flight familiarisation with a flight Instructor or an approved Examiner and a certificate to this effect shall be recorded by the Examiner in the pilot’s log book, before the pilot is released to exercise the privileges of open rating on that type of aircraft.
(c) Instructor’s Rating— Instructor’s Rating entitles the holder to impart flying instructions. The privileges and conditions for the issue of these ratings are laid down in Sections Q & R.
(d) Instrument Rating— Instrument Rating entitles the holder to fly under Instrument Flight Rules. Conditions for issue of this rating are laid down in Section O.
5. Extension of Aircraft Rating— For extension of aircraft rating, to include an additional aeroplane, an applicant shall be required to produce evidence of having passed a written examination in Aircraft and Engines as mentioned in para 1(d) and of having satisfactorily completed the general flying tests by day and night in accordance with para 1(h) in respect of the type of aeroplane for which the extension of aircraft rating is desired. The flying tests shall have been completed within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of application for extension of the aircraft rating.
6. Privileges— Subject to the validity of endorsements and ratings in the licence and compliance with the relevant provisions of Rule 39B, Rule 39C and Rule 42 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the privileges of the holder of a Commercial Pilot’s Licence shall be :—
(a) to exercise all the privileges of Private Pilot’s Licence;
(b) to act as Pilot-in-Command of any aeroplane having an all-up-weight not exceeding five thousand seven hundred Kgs. and which is entered in the aircraft rating of his licence provided that when passengers are to be carried at night, he shall have carried out within a period of six months immediately preceding the date of the intended flight not less than ten take-offs and ten landings by night as Pilot-in-Command:
(c) to act as Co-Pilot of any aeroplane where a Co-Pilot is required to be carried and which is entered in the aircraft rating of his licence :
Provided that for all flights under the Instrument Flight Rules, either as Pilot-in-Command or as Co-Pilot, he shall have a current Instrument Rating :
Provided further that for all flights as Co-Pilot of transport aeroplanes having an all-up-weight exceeding five thousand seven hundred Kgs. he shall have carried out within the preceding six months of the intended flight, appropriate proficiency checks in respect of that type of aircraft as required by the Director-General.
Indian Medical Requirements
CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS
SECTION- 7, FLIGHT CREW STANDARDS
SERIES 'C', PART I
ISSUE I, 26TH AUGUST, 1999 EFFECTIVE : FORTHWITH
SUBJECT: MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION
FOR FLIGHT CREW LICENCES AND RATINGS.
1. INTRODUCTION
Rule 39B of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 regarding Medical Standards of flight crew stipulates that no licence or rating required for any of the personnel of the aircraft shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant undergoes a medical examination with an approved medical authority and satisfies the medical standards as notified by the Director General. This Civil Aviation Requirement specifies :
i) the medical requirements in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex.-1 for grant and renewal of various licences and ratings;
ii) the procedure to be followed for the medical examinations; and
iii) the approved medical authorities who can conduct the medical examinations.
This CAR is issued under the provisions of Rule 133A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
With the issue of this CAR, AIC No. 1/1987 and other requirements on the subject stand cancelled.
2. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
2.1 An applicant for grant/renew of a flight crew licence/rating shall hold a valid medical assessment issued by DGCA in accordance with the International Standards and Recommended Practices contained in ICAO Annex. 1, Chapter 6 and the medical requirements laid down by DGCA.
2.2 An applicant for a Medical Assessment shall undergo a medical examination based on the following requirements:
a) physical and mental;
b) visual and colour perception; and
c) hearing.
2.3 An applicant for any class of Medical Assessment shall be free from:
a) any abnormality, congenital or acquired, or
b) any active, latent, acute or chronic disability, or
c) any wound, injury or sequelae from operation, or
d) any effect or side-effect of any prescribed or non-prescribed therapeutic medication taken
such as would entail a degree of functional incapacity which is likely to interfere with the safe operation of an aircraft or with the safe performance of duties.
2.4 All applicants for a Class 1, 2 and 3 Medical Assessment shall undergo routine haematological investigation such as Hb, TLC, DLC and routine urine analysis, at the time of initial and renewal medical examinations. Also at initial medical examination radiography of the chest shall be done. Subsequent radiography of the chest will only be undertaken if clinically indicated.
2.5 The visual, colour perception and hearing requirements as laid down in paras 6.2.3, 6.2.4 and 6.2.5 of Chapter 6 of ICAO, Annex-1, shall be followed for all classes of Medical Assessment.
2.6 An applicant is required to hold a particular class of applicable Medical Assessment as given below:
2.6.1 Class I Medical Assessment
a) Class I Medical Assessment is required for applicants and holders of:
- Commercial Pilot's Licence (Aeroplane & Helicopter);
- Senior Commercial Pilot's Licence (Aeroplane);
- Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (Aeroplane & Helicopter);
- Flight Navigator's Licence;
- Student Flight Navigator's Licence;
- Flight Engineer's Licence;
- Student Flight Engineer's Licence.
- Private Pilot's Licence (Aeroplane and helicopter) where Instrument Rating (Aeroplane and Helicopter) privileges are required.
b) The Standards and Recommended Practices relating to :
i) Physical and mental requirements;
ii) Visual requirements; and
iii) Hearing requirements
as contained in paras 6.3.2, 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 of ICAO Annex.1 respectively, shall be followed for issuance of Class-1 Medical Assessment. In addition, the requirements contained in AIC Nos. 4 of 1995 and 28 of 1999 shall also be complied with. Applicants for initial issue of professional licences, shall undergo Electroencephalography (EEG) also. The EEG will be carried out at AFCME, New Delhi or IAM, Bangalore.
2.6.2 Class 2 Medical Assessment
a) Class 2 Medical Assessment is required for applicants and holders of:
- Private Pilot's Licence (Aeroplane & Helicopter);
- Pilot's Licence (Glider);
- Pilot's Licence (Balloons);
- Pilot's Licence (Microlight);
- Student Pilot's Licence (Aeroplane);
- Student Pilot's Licence (Helicopter);
- Student Pilot's Licence (Glider);
- Student Pilot's Licence (Balloons);
- Student Pilot's Licence (Microlight);
- Flight Radio Telephone Operator's Licence;
- Flight Radio Telephone Operator's Licence (Restricted).
b) The Standards and Recommended Practices relating to:
i) Physical and mental requirements;
ii) Visual requirements; and
iii) Hearing requirements
as contained in paras 6.4.2, 6.4.3 and 6.4.4 of ICAO Annex-1 respectively, shall be followed for issuance of Class 2 Medical Assessment.
2.6.3 Class 3 Medical Assessments
In accordance with ICAO Annex-1, Class 3 Medical Assessment is required for Air Traffic Controllers. The Standards and Recommended Practices relating to:
i) Physical and mental requirements;
ii) Visual requirements; and
iii) Hearing requirements
as contained in paras 6.5.2, 6.5.3 and 6.5.4 of ICAO Annex-1 respectively, shall be followed for issuance of Class 3 Medical Assessment.
2.7 No flight crew shall exercise privileges of a licence/rating, unless he holds a valid medical certificate/assessment of appropriate class. While exercising the privilege of a licence, it is mandatory for the flight crew to carry along with the licence their medical fitness assessment issued by DGCA. When the medical fitness assessment from DGCA is awaited, the flight crew shall carry along with the licence the medical certificate issued by the medical examination centre under para 3.1.2.
3. APPROVED MEDICAL EXAMINATION CENTRES
3.1 Class-1 Medical Examination
3.1.1 The Class-1 medical examination for the issue and renewal of licences will be carried out by the Medical Boards at the Indian Air Force Centres listed in Appendix-A subject to proviso as hereunder:
Medical Examination Centre
i) Initial issue of Licence -
i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi,
ii) IAM,Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka.
ii) Every Third year renewal and every fifth six-monthly renewal as applicable-
i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi,
ii) IAM,Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka
Or any other centre at the discretion of DGCA.
iii) Licences which have lapsed for a period of over two years-
i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi,
ii) IAM, Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka.
iv) After a period of unfitness -
i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi,
ii) IAM, Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka
Or any other centre at the discretion of DGCA.
v) Where an applicant has not undergone a renewal medical examination for 24 months from the date of the last medical Examination.-
i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi
ii) IAM, Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka.
vi) Where an applicant has not undergone a renewal medical examination for 30 months with respect to ALTP and 36 months with respect to CPL since last medical examination, the licence holder will have to undergo initial issue medical examination.
- i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, NewDelhi
ii) IAM, Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka.
vii) Special Medical Examination - i) AFCME, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi,
ii) IAM, Vimanpura, Bangalore, Karnataka
Or any other centre at the discretion of DGCA.
viii) Licence renewal other than those specified above - At any Centre listed in Annexure-A.
3.1.2 The medical examiners who have received training in Aviation Medicine, including the President of the Board, of the aforesaid medical centres are authorised to conduct the medical examinations for fitness of applicants for issue or renewal of licences or ratings specified in Rule 38 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937. The President of the Board shall submit a written report, under his/her signature to the DGCA for issue of medical assessment. However, he/she will give a medical certificate of fitness or otherwise to the applicant on form CA 35 on completion of the medical examination.
3.1.3 Permanent unfitness of a licence holder based on a medical examination conducted at the authorised centres, will be decided after thorough evaluation by specialists and/or specialised investigations only at AFCME, New Delhi or IAM, Bangalore by the medical boards and after approval by DGMS (Air).
3.2 Class-2 and Class 3 Medical Examination
3.2.1 The following authorities can carry out Class-2 and Class-3 medical examinations:
i) all authorised Class-1 medical authorities;
ii) all practitioners of modern medicine having a minimum of MBBS qualification and registered with the Medical Council of India and who have received the approved training in the subject of Aviation Medicine at IAM, Bangalore.
3.2.2 The medical authority undertaking a Class-2 or Class-3 medical examination shall submit a written report of medical examination in Form CA-34/34-A as applicable under his/her signature with a seal indicating his qualifications and registration number of the Medical Council of India. He shall also enclose a self-attested certificate of having undergone a certified course in Aviation Medicine at the Institute of Aero-Space Medicine, Bangalore. The medical examination report shall be forwarded by registered/speed post to :
The Director of Operations,
(Training and Licensing),
Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation,
Technical Centre,
Opposite Safdarjung Airport,
New Delhi - 110 003
3.2.3 An applicant for Class-2 or Class-3 medical examination may contact the Medical Cell in the Directorate of Training and Licensing of DGCA through post or on telephone No.011-462 2495 Ext. 526, Fax 011-463 6291 or on e-mail
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for obtaining addresses of medical examiners who can conduct such medical examinations.
3.3 Timings of all the medical examination centres are from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on all working days except on Saturdays, Sundays and Central Government closed holidays.
4. PROCEDURE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION
4.1 An applicant for medical examination should make request for appointment for medical examination directly to the concerned medical examination centre.
4.2 An applicant for medical examination is required to make a written request in the prescribed form as given at Appendix-B, to DGCA for despatch of Past Medical Records (PMRs) to an approved medical examination centre at least 30 days prior to the intended date of medical examination to ensure that the medical records are sent before the due date of examination. Such requests should be addressed to:
Director of Operations (Training & Licensing),
Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation,
Technical Centre,
Opposite Safdarjung airport,
New Delhi - 110 003
4.3 Applicants for initial issue of medical fitness assessment are required to produce one passport size coloured photograph of self to be affixed on the front page right hand top corner of the application form. The photograph shall be stamped by the approved medical authority in such a manner that it appears in the form as well as on the photograph.
4.4 Applicants for issue of Student Pilot Licence should obtain a Cockpit Test Report from the Chief Flying/Gliding Instructor of the Flying/Gliding Club he proposes to join and submit it to the medical examiner for forwarding to DGCA.
4.5 Applicants shall sign and furnish to the medical examiner a declaration:
(a) whether they have previously undergone such an examination and, if so, with what result;
(b) any period of sickness, injury, surgical procedure since the last medical examination;
(c) whether they are taking any drug or medication.
4.6 Any false declaration to a medical examiner made by an applicant will be considered a serious lapse and shall be reported by the Examiner to DGCA for appropriate penal action.
4.7 Applicants are required to pay the following fees prior to commencement of the medical examination.
a) Initial issue of licence
(Class 1 - Rs.240/-, Class 2 and Class 3 - Rs.60/-),
b) Renewal of licence
(Class 1 - Rs.180/-, Class 2 and Class 3 - Rs.40/-).
In addition, applicants are required to pay for all medical investigations undertaken during the course of medical examination at rates as prescribed by the medical authority.
4.8 Form CA-34 shall be used by the Medical Boards in case of medical examination for initial issue of licence and Form 34A for renewal of licence. The Medical Board shall also fill up Form C.A. 35, a copy of which shall be given to the crew member. The medical records along with copies of C.A. 35 will be forwarded to DGCA Headquarters (Attn. : DDMS (CA), Training & Licensing Directorate), by registered post for issue of the final medical assessment.
4.9 The final medical assessment issued by the Office of DGCA will be reckoned from the date of medical examination (CA-35).
4.10 If the medical Standards prescribed in Chapter 6 of ICAO Annex. 1 and those laid down by DGCA, for a particular licence/rating are not met, the Medical Assessment shall not be issued or renewed unless the following conditions are fulfilled:
a) accredited medical conclusion indicates that in special circumstances the applicant's failure to meet any requirement, whether numerical or otherwise, is such that exercise of the privileges of the licence applied for is not likely to jeopardize flight safety;
b) relevant ability, skill and experience of the applicant and operational conditions have been given due consideration; and
c) the licence is endorsed with any special limitation or limitations when the safe performance of the licence holder's duties is dependent on compliance with such limitation or limitations.
4.11 No pilot shall carry out any flying if he has been declared unfit on the basis of medical examination (CA-35) till he receives the satisfactory final assessment issued by the Office of the DGCA.
5. PROCEDURE FOR APPEAL MEDICAL EXAMINATION
5.1 In the event of a pilot being declared temporarily medically unfit for more than three months at a stretch or in aggregate or permanently unfit for issue or renewal of the licence, the applicant may appeal to the DGCA for a review of the medical assessment within a period of 90 days from the date of applicant having been declared unfit.
5.2 The appeal shall be addressed to the Director General of Civil Aviation, Technical Centre, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110 003 (Attention : Director of Operations - Training & Licensing). The appeal shall be sent by registered post with acknowledgement due or by Speed Post or through a reputed courier company or may be delivered in person to the Receipt & Despatch Section in the O/o DGCA and obtain a receipt for the same. The appeal must be accompanied by the following documents:
a) All documents in original obtained by the applicant from reputed medical institutions/specialists clearly certifying that the applicant is fit for flying an aircraft, as a pilot or co-pilot with specific reference to the cause of unfitness stated in the medical assessment issued by the office of DGCA. The medical practitioner/specialist certifying the fitness in such a case should give sound reasons justifying his opinion.
b) Reports of the medical examination and results of investigations, in original, conducted by the medical practitioner/specialist giving the aforesaid certificate.
5.3 The appeal shall be considered by DGCA, and if found justified, it will be referred to DGMS (Air). If adequate medical evidence is provided for medical review, DGMS (Air) may recommend to DGCA an appeal/review medical examination at any place and may also ask for any such investigation/report or opinion of any specialist to determine the fitness of the applicant. In case the appeal for medical review is not found justified, DGMS (Air) will inform DGCA about the same giving the reasons and the pilot shall be informed accordingly.
5.4 If the medical review is accepted, it shall be carried out at the centre specified for the purpose. The fresh medical examination reports will be considered to assess the medical fitness of the candidate. The result thereof shall be intimated by the Medical Board to the O/o DGCA and the final assessment shall be issued accordingly by DGCA.
Sd/-
( H.S. KHOLA )
Director General of Civil Aviation
APPENDIX - A
APPROVED MEDICAL EXAMINATION CENTRES
1. The Air Force Central Medical Establishment, Subroto Park, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi - 110 010.
2. Institute of Aero-space Medicine, Vimanpura, Bangalore-560 017, Karnataka.
3. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Kanpur-208 008, Uttar Pradesh.
4. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Lohegaon, Pune-411 032, Maharashtra.
5. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500 011, Andhra Pradesh.
6. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Cotton Green, Mumbai-400 033, Maharashtra.
7. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Tambaram, Chennai-600 046, Tamilnadu.
8. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Barrackpore, Calcutta.
9. Senior Medical Officer, AirForce Station, Ambala - 133 001, Haryana.
10. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Manauri, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
11. Senior Medical Officer, Air Force Station, Jorhat, Assam.
APPENDIX-B
The Director of Operations,
Directorate of Training & Licensing,
Directorate General of Civil Aviation,
Technical Centre,
Opposite Safdarjung Airport,
Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi - 110 003
Telefax : 91-011-4636291
e-mail :
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Subject: request for forwarding of PMR to Medical Examination Centre.
Name of Licence holder :
Postal Address :
(Tele.No. Fax, e-mail etc)
Details of Licence :
(Type of Licence & No.)
DGCA's File No. :
(As given in Medical Assessment Form)
Date of previous medical exam. :
Previous medical examination
assessment :
FIT/UNFIT/TEMP. UNFIT
Intended date of medical exam. :
Medical Centre where PMR is to be sent :
Other information, if any :
Signature
Place :
Date :
This information is subject to changes with the DGCA regulations. Please always refer to DGCA web site.
