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Tag: Air Safety Circular

DGCA Lays Down Penalty for Non-Compliance of Fresh Guidelines for Small AirCraft /Choppers

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued fresh guidelines for operating small aircraft/helicopters which are used by VIPs, persons in the Special Protection Group
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued an Air Safety Circular (ASC) 2 of 2014, today, prescribing detail guidelines for operation of small aircraft or helicopters during the election period.
It notifies standard regulations in terms of operational safety, airworthiness areas and generation requirement for such air operations. The circular lays down penalty for non-compliance of guidelines which include:
( a) caution/warning to the operator/pilot/AME/accountable person;
(b) suspension of licence of pilot/AME;
(c) suspension of operations for a specified/entire period of operations;
(d) suspension of Air Operator Permit (AOP) with endorsement; and
(e) cancellation of AOP.
The copy of the circular has been sent to the Election Commission, State Governments and non-scheduled operators. It has also been put on the website of the DGCA