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Flight Standards Division Directory

Duties and Responsibilities of Flight Operations Section

• The Flight Operations Section shall conduct regular Inspection and Surveillance of Scheduled Airlines and their aircrew in particular to ensure effective Implementation of safety related Standards and Recommended Practices contained in the ICAO Annexes, particularly Annex 6 and the relevant Rules, Regulations, Procedures and Requirements laid down in Aircraft Rules, Civil Aviation Requirements, Aeronautical Information Circulars, AIP Myanmar etc.

• The issue of an AOC is a joint Airworthiness and Flight Operations process which requires close coordination and cooperation between the two divisions. An AOC may not be issued until the Director (Flight Standards Division) is in a position to advise the Head of Certification Team (HCT) that both divisions are satisfied that the applicant can comply with the legislative requirements.

• In addition to above, the Continued Surveillance of various operational aspects of operators is to be ensured by conducting various Inspection /Surveillance Checks regularly viz. Cockpit En-route Inspection, Cabin Inspection, Ramp Inspection, Station Facility and Proficiency Check etc. In addition to this, Simulator Evaluation and Main Base Inspection etc. of the operators and Standardization/Proficiency Checks of their Type Rating Inspectors (TRI) to be conducted as per the requirements.

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Safety oversight functions

• Development of Action Plan by Chief Flight Operations Inspector for Continued Surveillance of Air Operators;
• Surveillance of operational aspects of Air Operators and follow-up action thereof in accordance with the ‘Duties & Responsibilities of the Flight Operations Inspectors’ laid down in Flight Operations Inspector’s Manual (Ref. ICAO Doc. 8335-AN/879, Chapter 9, Para 9.5 & Para 9.6);
• Random Checks of Pilots on their Proficiency & Skill;
• Periodical Inspection of Air Operators as per Civil Aviation Requirements.
• Periodical Inspection of Airline Operators, Shippers/Freight Forwarders and Cargo Terminals/Ware Houses at Airports with regard to transportation of carrying Dangerous Goods as per Civil Aviation Requirements.

Download Flight Standards Division: Flow Chart on AOC Process. pdf

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Air

Rule 8 of Myanma Rules conditionally prohibits the carriage of certain articles by air. In the interest of safety, articles classified as dangerous cargo shall not be carried in aircraft except with the written permission of the Department of Civil Aviation and in accordance with any conditions to which such permission may be subject.

Periodical Inspections of Airlines Operators with regard to transportation of Dangerous Goods as per Civil Aviation Requirements and follow-up action thereon. Standard Check-list to be adopted.

Surveillance of the carriage of dangerous goods, shippers and related organizations.

Download Dangerous Goods Manual

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Flight Crew Licensing Section

• The assessment and approval of application for licences and ratings.
• Medical fitness assessments relating to licence requirements.
• The issue of licences and ratings.
• Validation of foreign licences and
• Conversion of foreign licences.

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• The applicant for a CPL(A) shall have completed not less than 200 hours;
  
• 100 hours as PIC;
  
• 20 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC including a cross-country flight totalling not less than 540 km (300 NM) in the course of which full-stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be made;
• 10 hours of instrument instruction time of which not more than 5 hours may be instrument ground time;
• If the privileges of the licence are to be exercised at night, 5 hours of night flight time including 5 take-offs and 5 landings as PIC.

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• The applicant for an ATPL (A) shall have completed not less than 1500 hours of flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes;
• The applicant shall have completed in aeroplanes not less than 250 hours, either as PIC, or made up by not less than 70 hours as PIC and the necessary additional flight time as co-pilot performing, under the supervision of the PIC, the duties and functions of a PIC; provided that the method of supervision employed is acceptable to the DCA;
• 200 hours of cross-country flight time, of which not less than 100 hours shall be as PIC or as co-pilot performing, under the supervision of the PIC, the duties and functions of a PIC, provided that the method of supervision employed is acceptable to the DCA;
• 75 hours of instrument time, of which not more than 30 hours may be instrument ground time; and
• 100 hours of night flight as PIC or as co-pilot.

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• The applicant for an IR shall hold a pilot license with an aircraft category, and class rating if applicable, for the instrument rating sought;
• The applicant shall have completed not less than 50 hours of cross-country flight time as PIC of aircraft in categories acceptable to the DCA, of which not less than 10 hours shall be in the aircraft category being sought; and
• 40 hours of instrument time in aircraft of which not more than 20 hours, or 30 hours where a flight simulator is used, may be instrument ground time. The ground time shall be under the supervision of an authorised instructor.

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• Licensing Process Flow Chart
• Conversion Process Flow Chart
• Validation Process Flow Chart

Issued Licence of ATPL & CPL

(upto 31-10-2011)

Pilot Licences

Instrument Ratings

Available Forms download

• CA-103A
• CA-103B
• CA-103D
• CA-103F
• CA-103V
• CA-105
• CA-187

Head of Division

Mr. Aung Kyaw Nyein

Director

Tel: +951 533 004

Fax: +951 533016

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