Introduction
We live in a world where almost everybody needs renewal over time- Whether in a professional or non-professional field, you must renew things timely- All the living and non-living things need to be renewed.
There are many examples in our daily routine in which we renew things- We should think about it- I assure you that the renovation is related to our lives by giving such examples.
I can make it clear to you by giving simple and easy examples that are associated with every single person.
That is, we will talk about a human’s daily routine. A human wake up in the morning, eat food, work daily, pray to God, and then sleep at night- This is the main point now. Do you ever think, why do we sleep at night after a whole day’s routine? The answer will be “no” because most people do not think about these simple and cheap things. I will tell you the reason. We only sleep at night to renew our energy and strength to maintain good health. If we don’t, we won’t be able to get up the following day to enjoy life. Similarly, one has to renew the flying school license on time.
License Renewal
As we know, different flying licenses are available in Pakistan’s flying schools. Let’s discuss all of them in detail.
1) ATPL
- Validity: 2 years
- Medical: Class I
- Flying requirements: Within six months “10” hours as PIC
- Renewal: GFT by day and night and IR check
2) PPL
- Validity: Lifetime
- Medical: Class II
- Flying requirements: Within one year “5” hours flying as PIC
- Renewal: Skill test within six months after the date of applications
3) CPL
- Validity: 5 years
- Medical: Class I
- Renewal: GFT by day and night
4) AFIR
- Validity: 1 year
- Medical: Class I
- Flying requirements: Within one year “20” hours flying as AFIR
- Renewal: Competency Check and Refresher Course Cert
5) FIR
- Validity: 1 year
- Medical: Class I
- Flying Requirements: 20 hours of flying within 12 months
- Renewal: Competency Check within 12 months and Refresher Course Cert
6) RTR
- Validity: 5 years with 5000/- DD, a lifetime with 10000/- DD
- Medical: Class I
- Flying requirements: 30 hours of flying in the last “3” years
- Basic – necessities: 18 years of age and above, Valid Professional License
7) IR
- Validity: 1 year
- Flying requirements: Minimum 200 hours of flying. Which split up into different training hours.
Renewal: IR Check
Renewal Procedure
- The Licence holder (Licensee) will apply to the Director Air Transport & ER, HQCAA, Karachi, on the Company’s Letterhead for renewal of the licenses along with the applicable renewal fee as per at fee schedule at least 60 days before the expiry. In case of failure, the holder has to pay a fine of Rs 1000/- per month.
- A waiver or extension will not permit the renewal unless the approval of the competent authority is sought or extended by the DG CAA in the National and General Public interest.
- The license is to submit the present annual audited report signed by the directors / CEO and their authorized chartered accountant with current operations specifications,
- with their aircraft insurance documents with the latest Government Gazette Notifications.
- Upon receipt of the application, Air Transport & ER Directorate will seek comments.
- If there are any CAA dues against the license/operator, the license should clear the same before renewal unless agreed by the Director General of CAA.
- If there is no objection from the concerned directorates, it is necessary to get approval from the Director General.
- After all the detailed procedures, final approval will be needed for the license holder by the competent authority.
- And then, the license will be renewed by the Air Transport & ER Directorate.
After completing all the requirements, the applicant would have been able to get his flying school license renewal. And will be able to fly in the air to enjoy the beautiful nature of the world.