Cap. 641 Art. 29Licensing of flight crewofnon-EASA aircraft.

(1) (a) The Director General may grant a licence to a member of the flight crew of a non-EASA aircraft, and subsequent licence validations, to persons of not less than seventeen (17) years of age, subject to those conditions and limitations as he deems fit:

Provided that prior to the granting of such licence, the Director General shall also be satisfied that the applicant is a fit person to hold the licence, and is qualified by reason of his knowledge, experience, competence, skill, physical and mental fitness to act in the capacity to which the licence relates. For this purpose, the applicant shall furnish such evidence and undergo such examinations and tests, including in particular medical examinations, as the Director General may require of him.

(b) Subject to any limitations made by the Director General, where the Director General grants licences, ratings and subsequent validations, the privileges, age limits and the maximum period of validity thereof shall be those set out in accordance with the requirements of the EASA Aircrew Regulation as amended from time to time.

(c) A licence granted under this article shall not be valid unless it bears thereon the ordinary signature of the holder in clearly legible and indelible ink.

(2) Subject to any condition of the licence and the provisions of this Act, a licence of any class shall entitle the holder thereof to perform the functions specified in respect of that licence, ratings and validation, if applicable.

(3) A person who takes a test for the grant or renewal of a licence, rating or validation, if applicable, before the expiration of its validity, and fails such a test, shall, as from the moment of such failure not be entitled to fly for the privileges sought in the particular test.

(4) (a) The holder of a licence, which is granted under this article shall not be entitled to perform any of the functions to which his licence relates unless it includes a valid medical certificate.

(b) A medical examination required under sub-article

(4) (a) shall be performed by a qualified person approved by the Director General and the said person shall issue a medical certificate where he finds that the holder of or applicant for the licence is fit to perform the functions to which the licence relates.

(c) The medical certificate shall be valid for such periods as therein specified.

(5) (a) A person shall not be entitled to act as member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in Malta if he knows or has reason to believe that his physical or mental condition renders him temporarily or permanently unfit to perform such functions or to act in such capacity:

Provided that the Director General may prohibit a person from flying if he believes that the foregoing circumstances subsist in relation to that person.

(b) Every holder of a medical certificate issued under this Act who:

(i) suffers any personal injury involving his capacity to undertake his functions as a member of the flight crew; or

(ii) suffers any illness involving his capacity to undertake those functions throughout a period of twenty (20) days or more; or

(iii) has reason to believe that she is pregnant, shall forthwith inform the Director General of said occurrence, and the Director General may, in the circumstances, require that person to undergo a further medical certification.