PILOT AUTHORISATION FOR CAT-II & CAT-III (DGCA)

CIVIL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS SECTION 7
SERIES 'X' PART I 30TH MARCH 2001
Rev. 2, 11th November 2008 3
i. Current CPL or higher licence.
ii. Instrument Rating
b) Flying Experience for PIC
i) Total flying experience 2500 hrs
ii) PIC experience on type 500 hrs. (for initial authorisation).
200 hrs (for additional aircraft type
authorisation).
iii) Night Flying on type 100 hrs.
iv) Instrument Flying 100 hrs (including not more than 50 hrs.
on Full Flight Simulator of the type).
c) Flying Experience for Co-Pilot
i) Total flying experience 500 hrs
ii) On type experience 300 hrs (for initial authorisation).
200 hrs. (for additional aircraft type
authorisation).
iii) Instrument Flying 100 hrs. (including not more than 50 hrs.
on Full Flight Simulator of the type
4. Ground Training for PIC, Co-Pilot and Flight Engineers for Cat-II and Cat-
III Authorisation
Details of the ground training are given in Annexure-I. The ground training shall
lay specific emphasis on the following :
i) All the technical aspects required for ILS Cat-II and Cat-III operations, the
aircraft equipment required for carrying out ILS Cat-II and Cat-III approaches and
associated weather phenomenon, with special emphasis on poor visibility in fog,
rain, meteorological minima etc. This training shall be given by Ground Instructor/
Flight Instructor/ Synthetic Flight Instructor.
ii) The techniques for ILS Cat-II and Cat-III operations, effects on operations due
failures in the airborne and ground equipment and their indications, and action
required to be taken on various failures. This training shall be given by Flight
Instructor/Synthetic Flight Instructor.
5. Simulator Training and Line Flying for ILS Cat-II/Cat-III authorisation
The training exercises stipulated hereunder shall be the minimum to be carried
out on an approved simulator. The Instructor and the Examiner shall ensure that
the pilot acquires the required proficiency and if necessary additional training be
given.
In case of a gap between ground classes/ simulator training of more than six
months the pilot shall undergo a simulator training session of at least one hour