Overview of Flying Crew Training and Licensing
TRAINING AND LICENSING
Training and Licensing is an important branch of the Operations Department. This branch is required to manage the pilots training requirements. The branch ensures that Pilots undergo the mandatory training syllabi and that their training and license status are current. This department interacts with the DGCA and follow up licensing and rating endorsements with DGCA. The training department is also responsible to monitor pilots’ medical status.
The department plans and executes the training schedule in conjunction with the rostering department so that adequate crew are available to meet the operational commitments while ensuring that the training schedule also does not suffer.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCREW
1. Qualified aircrew have to undergo certain amount of ground and simulator training, also called proficiency checks from time to time to continue to use the privileges of their license; by a qualified crew here we mean pilots who are qualified on type of aircraft they are required to fly. Only type rated pilots are qualified to fly.
Initial Training (First Officer)
2. Type Rating Course. The course that one undergoes to qualify on a type of aircraft is called a ‘Type Rating’ course and on successful completion the pilot is considered ‘Type Rated’. The course involves ground school for 6 weeks followed by clearing a DGCA exam and thereafter simulator training syllabus as specified by DGCA for the type of aircraft. Alternately, a pilot can do the entire course in a recognised training establishment abroad, in which case DGCA exam is not mandatory. On completion of above course the pilot has to do a familiarisation flight on the type of aircraft with an examiner which cannot be a revenue flight. Therefore, steps involved in getting type rated are:
(a) Ground School - 4/6 weeks (b) DGCA exam - (c) Simulator sessions (i) No. of training sessions depends on the type of
Training and Licensing is an important branch of the Operations Department. This branch is required to manage the pilots training requirements. The branch ensures that Pilots undergo the mandatory training syllabi and that their training and license status are current. This department interacts with the DGCA and follow up licensing and rating endorsements with DGCA. The training department is also responsible to monitor pilots’ medical status.
The department plans and executes the training schedule in conjunction with the rostering department so that adequate crew are available to meet the operational commitments while ensuring that the training schedule also does not suffer.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCREW
1. Qualified aircrew have to undergo certain amount of ground and simulator training, also called proficiency checks from time to time to continue to use the privileges of their license; by a qualified crew here we mean pilots who are qualified on type of aircraft they are required to fly. Only type rated pilots are qualified to fly.
Initial Training (First Officer)
2. Type Rating Course. The course that one undergoes to qualify on a type of aircraft is called a ‘Type Rating’ course and on successful completion the pilot is considered ‘Type Rated’. The course involves ground school for 6 weeks followed by clearing a DGCA exam and thereafter simulator training syllabus as specified by DGCA for the type of aircraft. Alternately, a pilot can do the entire course in a recognised training establishment abroad, in which case DGCA exam is not mandatory. On completion of above course the pilot has to do a familiarisation flight on the type of aircraft with an examiner which cannot be a revenue flight. Therefore, steps involved in getting type rated are:
(a) Ground School - 4/6 weeks (b) DGCA exam - (c) Simulator sessions (i) No. of training sessions depends on the type of