Mumbai: Students aspiring to be pilots will now have to clear all the pilot license exam papers only by appearing for regular exams that are held once in three months. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has scrapped the practise of holding special exams and changes to this effect have been brought about in the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) pertaining to Flight Crew Standards.
In April, the Times of India had reported that the daughter of Joint Director General of Civil Aviation, AK Sharan had cleared three out of the five CPL subjects in special exams, though she was not eligible to sit for even a single special exam session.
Special exams are conducted in between the regular exam sessions. The DGCA conducts regular exam sessions once every three months. A candidate can apply to sit for a special exam, if s/he fulfills a list of eligibility criteria. Like for instance: the student should have cleared all the subjects, except one and cannot afford to wait for a regular exam session as the validity of his/her flying hours or that of other exam results would expire by then. Even if the candidate is eligible to sit for a special exam, there is no guarantee that the DGCA would allow him/her to appear for one as it is left to the discretionary power of the DGCA officials concerned.
14/05/11 Times of India
In April, the Times of India had reported that the daughter of Joint Director General of Civil Aviation, AK Sharan had cleared three out of the five CPL subjects in special exams, though she was not eligible to sit for even a single special exam session.
Special exams are conducted in between the regular exam sessions. The DGCA conducts regular exam sessions once every three months. A candidate can apply to sit for a special exam, if s/he fulfills a list of eligibility criteria. Like for instance: the student should have cleared all the subjects, except one and cannot afford to wait for a regular exam session as the validity of his/her flying hours or that of other exam results would expire by then. Even if the candidate is eligible to sit for a special exam, there is no guarantee that the DGCA would allow him/her to appear for one as it is left to the discretionary power of the DGCA officials concerned.
14/05/11 Times of India
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SPECIAL EXAMS HAD A PURPOSE & CERTAINLY HELPED GENUINE PILOTS (TRAINEE OR OTHERWISE).
IN THIS CASE, INSTEAD OF PENALISING THE CORRUPT DGCA OFFICIAL ( Mr SHARAN ) WHO HELPED HIS DAUGHTER PASS THE EXAMS, AND PENALISING THE DAUGHTER OF THE OFFICIAL (NOW A PILOT WITH AN AIRLINE)BY WITHDRAWING HER LICENCE, THE DGCA HAS ONCE AGAIN COME OUT WITH A RULE WHICH WILL IS HARMFUL TO PILOTS.
SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS. DGCA IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT THEIR MISTAKES
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