BOOK IV: CABIN CREW

The pilot-in-command, pilots, mechanics and all other personnel in charge of operating an aircraft must hold aeronautical qualifications under the conditions determined by order of the Minister for Civil Aviation and, where applicable, the Minister for Defence. The aeronautical qualifications referred to as certificates, licences or licences attest to the acquisition of general theoretical and practical knowledge and entitle their holders to perform the corresponding functions, subject, where applicable, to…

The centres of expertise for aeronautical medicine and the medical examiners issue, for flight personnel, after examination, the medical certificates required to carry out the functions corresponding to the aeronautical titles. To this end, for licences falling within the remit of the Minister responsible for civil aviation, they must be approved by the Minister responsible for civil aviation under conditions laid down by decree. These conditions relate in particular to…

Organisations providing training to obtain and maintain flight crew qualifications and, at their request, other aeronautical qualifications, as well as organisations or, where applicable, individuals providing training to obtain and maintain qualifications, must be approved by the Minister responsible for civil aviation. The conditions for approval are set by ministerial decree. They cover organisation, human and material resources, financial guarantees and training and operational programmes. Training organisations for non-professional licences…

Examiners who administer aptitude tests and competency checks for obtaining and renewing aeronautical titles and qualifications may also be authorised by the Minister for Civil Aviation to renew qualifications themselves. The conditions for authorisation are set by ministerial order. They relate in particular to the possession of the required aeronautical titles and qualifications.

The approval of training organisations, aviation medicine expertise centres and medical examiners, as well as the authorisation of examiners provided for in articles L. 410-2, L. 410-3 and L. 410-4 may be withdrawn when one of the conditions for approval or authorisation ceases to be met or when the organisation or individuals present a safety risk due to their working methods, behaviour or the equipment used, and after the person…