41. Proof of competency- Applicants for licences and ratings shall produce proof of
having acquired the flying experience and having passed satisfactorily the test
and examinations specified in Schedule II in respect of the licence or rating
concerned :
Provided
that a person who is a qualified pilot from the Indian Air Force, Indian Navy
or Indian Army or Indian Coast
Guard and who produces satisfactory
evidence to show that he possesses the necessary flying experience, competency
and standards of physical fitness as required under these rules may be exempted
by the Director-General, by general or special order in writing, and subject to
such conditions, if any, as may be specified in such order, from all or any of
the flying tests and from medical or other technical examinations required for
the issue of the licences under these rules :
Provided
further that a person to whom a licence of a particular class has been issued
by the competent authority in a Contracting State may be exempted by the
Director-General from all or any of the flying tests or technical examinations
required for issue of a licence if his flying experience and competency are not
less than the flying experience and competency laid down in Schedule II in
respect of the corresponding licence under these rules. If he is the holder of
a current licence, he may be further exempted from medical examination for the
period for which his licence is current :
Provided
further that in the case of a licence issued under any of the preceding
provisions, only such type or types of aircraft shall be entered in the
aircraft rating of the licence as in the opinion of the Director-General the
applicant has sufficient and satisfactory experience and competency to fly :
Provided
further that the Director-General may, on examination of the syllabi, determine
the relative equivalence of technical examinations for granting exemptions to
applicants from passing the examinations required under Schedule II :
Provided
further that the Director-General may require any candidate, training
establishment or operator to produce for examination all relevant training
records, including the syllabi, certificates, mark-sheets, flight-test reports,
assessments, etc., in respect of the candidate who has undergone a course of
training, examination or flight-test, etc., with such training establishment or
operator.
[Amended
by- (i) GSR No. 1238 dated
8-9-1962,
(ii) GSR No. 1112 dated 26-9-1973,
(iii) GSR No. 1172 dated 12-10-1973,
(iv) GSR No. 28(E) dated 17-01-2011, and
(v)
GSR 481(E) dated 15-05-2017]