Cap. 641 Art. 25Directorate to license flight crew.

(1) The Directorate shall be the authority vested with the power to license members of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in Malta, under such conditions as it deems fit.

(2) No person shall act as the member of the flight crew of an EASA aircraft registered in Malta without holding an appropriate licence granted, converted or rendered valid under the EASA Aircrew Regulation or other relevant European Union regulation:

Provided that a person may act as a member of the flight crew of an EASA aircraft without holding the appropriate licence granted, converted or rendered valid under the EASA Aircrew Regulation when undergoing training in accordance with the relevant regulatory instrument.

(3) The Directorate shall publish regulatory instruments laying down the criteria and tests required for persons to qualify for a licence to act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in Malta:

Provided that the Directorate shall also have the power to create such categories of licence that it may determine in relation to the aircraft or category of aircraft concerned.