Introduction
1.1 The Air Navigation
(Hong Kong) Order 1995 (AN(HK)O), as amended, allows Hong
Kong Flight Engineer's Licences (FEL), ratings and medical
certificates to be issued subject to the requirements set
out by the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Such
requirements are specified in detail in the 'CAD 50 - The
Flight Engineer's Licence'.
1.2 Staff of the Personnel
Licensing (PEL) Office, Civil Aviation Department (CAD)
act on behalf of the DGCA in the processing of applications
for and issuance of licences.
1.3 This pamphlet serves
as an introduction to the general requirements for the issue
of a Hong Kong FEL. It is important to remember, however,
that this document is intended as a guide only. It must
not be taken as qualifying in any way the effect of the
AN(HK)O and/or CAD 50.
Requirements
to obtain a Flight Engineer's Licence
2.1 Minimum Age - 21
years old
2.2 Medical Requirements - A valid Hong Kong Class 2 medical certificate
2.3 Experience Requirements
for Applying Licences and Ratings
2.3.1 Before entering for the technical
examinations or flight tests, a prospective candidate for
the FEL must satisfy the CAD that he has acceptable experience
as an aircraft engineer, a professional pilot, or as a military
serviceman.
Flying
Training Requirements
2.4.1 The applicant for a Hong Kong FEL must undergo not
less than 100 hours of supervised flight engineer flying
training in the first type of aircraft to be included in
the licence. This may be reduced to 50 hours where he holds
a pilot's licence which already includes an aircraft rating
for that type.
2.4.2 The whole of the required flying
training for initial grant of a licence must have been completed
within 12 months immediately preceding the date of application
for the licence.
Ground
Examinations
2.5.1 An applicant for a FEL is required
to pass the following ground examinations:-
2.5.2 The syllabuses for the FEL ground
examinations are given in Appendices B and D of CAD 50.
2.5.3 The technical examinations may be
taken at any time within the 12 months immediately preceding
the date of application for the licence.
2.5.4 For the conversion of
a foreign FEL to a Hong Kong licence, please refer to paragraph
10 of CAD 50.
Aircraft
Rating (AR) Flight Test
2.6.1 Before an aircraft type
can be included in the Aircraft Rating page of the licence,
the applicant for a FEL or additional rating must pass a
flight test on the type. The syllabus for the test is at
Appendix E of CAD 50.
2.6.2 Type rating flight tests
are conducted by Flight Engineer Type Rating Examiners authorised
by the CAD.
Application
Procedures
3.1 The
applicant must submit Form DCA 605 (and DCA 218 if apply
on the basis of a foreign flight engineer's licence) together
with all required evidence of his identity, experience and
qualifications in support of his application.
3.2. After
assessing the applicant's experience and qualifications,
conversion terms will be issued. Licence will be granted
only if all the conditions in the conversion terms are fulfilled.
3.3 An application
for FEL will not be processed normally until the applicant
can show evidence of a genuine requirement to hold a Hong
Kong FEL and exercise the privileges of the licence on a
Hong Kong registered aircraft.
NOTE: The application forms are offered as Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) Files. Please download Acrobat Reader to view or print them.
Contact
4.1
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