UK CAA seeks delay to new flightcrew licensing rules

摘要

The UK Civil Aviation Author-I ity has appealed to the European Aviation Safety Agency to delay the date for the start of new flightcrew licensing rules.rnAt present European Commission legislation requires all EASA contracting states to transition from the present European flight-crew licensing rules (JAR FCL) to the legally binding FCL implementing rules by 8 April 2012.rnThe CAA says that date is unrealistic, given that many states are not yet fully compliant even with JAR FCL, and that there are national variations among those who are compliant.rnFCL implementing rules, which are at the notice of proposed amendment (NPA) consultation stage, will lay down the training and performance stand-rnards appropriate for the awarding of all types of flying licence. Commenting to EASA on the NPA, the CAA says: "It would be incorrect to assume that states are applying JAR FCL 1, 2 and 3 and that transition to Part FCL would be seamless. Many states are using earlier amendments than used for Part FCL and a number have yet to implement JAR FCL."