The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

PART 7 Flight crew licensing – validation of licences and maintenance of privileges

Validation of licences

42.—(1) The Department may, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, issue a certificate of validation rendering valid for the purposes of this Order a flight crew licence of a category specified in Part 1 of Schedule 6 granted under the law of any country.

(2) The applicant must furnish such evidence and undergo or produce current certification in respect of such examinations and tests (including in particular medical examinations) and undertake such courses of training as the Department may require for the purpose of a validation under this article.

(3) Subject to article 144, a certificate of validation under this article—

(a) remains in force, if a period is indicated in it, for that period and may be re-validated by the Department from time to time upon such terms and subject to the satisfaction of such requirements as it thinks fit; or

(b) if no period is indicated in the certificate, remain in force for the lifetime of the holder.

(4) The Department may by a certificate of validation under this article render valid a rating or qualification in a licence, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, upon being satisfied that the applicant is qualified as aforesaid to act in the capacity to which the rating or qualification relates, and such rating or qualification is to be taken to form part of the licence.

Requirement for a medical certificate

43.—(1) This article applies to a licence rendered valid under article 42, other than a United Kingdom National Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes) or a Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence.

(2) The holder of a licence to which this article applies is not entitled to perform any of the functions to which the licence relates unless the licence includes a valid medical certificate.

(3) A medical certificate forms part of the licence.

Licence holder not to act a member of flight crew when unfit

44.  A person must not act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in the Isle of Man if the person knows or suspects that his or her physical or mental condition renders him or her temporarily or permanently unfit to perform such functions or to act in such capacity.

Instruction in flying

45.—(1) This article applies to instruction in flying given to a person flying or about to fly a flying machine or glider for the purpose of becoming qualified for—

(a) the grant of a pilot’s licence; or

(b) the inclusion or variation of a rating or qualification in a pilot’s licence.

(2) A person must not give any instruction in flying to which this article applies unless—

(a) he or she holds a licence, which is granted or otherwise valid by virtue of this Order, entitling the person to act as the pilot in command of the aircraft for the purpose in paragraph (1) and in the circumstances under which the instruction is to be given; and

(b) the licence includes an instructor’s rating entitling the holder to give the instruction.