Lok Sabha Question No. 105 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Pilots with Lapsed Licences
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY  OF CIVIL AVIATION

STARRED QUESTIQN  NO. : 105 (To be answered on the 9tn February  2017)

## PILOTS WITH LAPSED LICENCES

*I05. SHRI BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

dT,EfrfiIffiI'JTfr be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the mandatory  norms/ guidelines for validating the licences of  pilots in the country;
- i"r if ro. the details thireof, airline-wise along with the action taken/being ialen bv DGCA/Government  against such airlines;
- (bi whether cases of dilots  flying with lapsed licences  in various  public and private sector airlinei have domi to the notice during each of the last three vears and the current vear;
- (d)  wheiher  cases of obtaining pllol licences on the basis of fake documents Lave also been reported during the above period: and
- . [1  if so, the detai'ls thereof along with the action taken/being  taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

Minister  of CIVIL AVIATION iarr['fuflrdrdli{

(a) to (e) A statement  is laid on the table ofthe house.

- (a)  The Pilot licences of foreign nationals, issued by contracting states, are ,alidat"d  under provisions contained  in Rule 45 of the Aircraft Rules' 1937' The details of thi mandatory norms/ guidelines  lbr validating  the licence of pilots in the country, are mentioned in CAR (Civil Aviation Require-mert) 'section 7, Series G, part II, issued by the Directorate Gcneral of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
- (b)  &  (c)  Durine the last lhree Ycars and the current year. only one case came io'the notice of bCCn on 15.12.2016  in which the pilot had flonn aircraft with a lapsed licence.  The details  are as follows:
- (d) There were three cases reported during the last three years and the crirrent vear. The details are as follows

Namc

- Capt. Amrish Chauhan

ATPLNo. -4252

Airline

- M/s Air India

He has immediately  been suspended since then.

- (1) Ajay"B Khadtale- ATPL was cancelled  vide order dated 04.01.2016
- (3) Shivra"i Singh CPL No' 14120, he has been disqualified from holding licence vide order dated 07.02'2017
3. izi  p":.,it  Sachdev  - CPL No. 1920, she was debarred  to exercise the privileges it  Cpl- fo. a period of two years with effect from 25.02'2016' due to furnishing of a certificate  from unrecognised  -Board.-
4. (e) Steps taken by DGCA to detect forgery in obtaining Pilot licence are as follows:
5. (ii)  For conversion of foreign licences into Indian licences, the licences are verified  from the concerned  regulatory  authority of the State issuing the foreisn licence before issue of licence'
6. (i) Authenticity  of the documents  submitted by the applicants are duly v€  rified.
7. tiiil  t", c"." of conversion of foreign licence,  in addition to flying test done abioad applicant  has to do skill tesis in India on one of the aircraft endorsed on his/hei ioreign  licence issued by contracting  state.
8. (iv)Inctusion of"item for checking Pilot licenses  system during the audit/ main base inspection  of airlines.