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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has notified that professional pilots upto age of 61 years shall be permitted beyond the Directorate’s earliest stipulated maximum age limit of 60 years under its Rule 28A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
According to the notification issued by the DGCA dated 15 March 2005, with sudden growth in the aviation sector, the country is facing an acute shortage of experienced commercial pilots. To overcome the present shortage of pilot, the decision to permit professional pilots upto age of 61 years has been taken.
Before this, Rule 28 A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 stipulated that no person, holding a pilot licence under these Rules and having attained the age of 60 years, shall Act as Pilot-In-Command or Co-Pilot of an Aircraft engaged in scheduled air services or non-scheduled air transport operations for remuneration or higher.
It may be mentioned here that as per DGCA guidelines, for a pilot to act as Pilot-in-Command or Co-Pilot of an aircraft engaged in scheduled air services or non- scheduled transport operations, the pilot should :
Have a clean flight record i.e. no accident should have been attributable to him during the last five years and no incident during the last three years;
Have clean medical record i.e. no medical limitations on licence privileges;
Undergo a fresh Class 1 medical assessment from IAM Bangalore/AFCME New Delhi every 3 months;
Undergo fresh certification of simulator checks/flight tests every 6 months; and
Operate commercial flights only when accompanied by a PIC or qualified co-pilot less than 60 years of age in accordance with Licensing Circular 1 of 2000.
MC:CP:civilaviation16.3
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