Overview
This role involves reviewing and advising on personnel licensing sections, requirements, procedures, and regulations to ensure conformity with ICAO SARPs and guidance materials. The expert will assist in establishing a centralized licensing authority and developing training programs for licensing staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Review the organizational structure of the personnel licensing section, its record keeping and the capacity of its personnel to undertake licensing functions.
- Review licensing requirements and procedures to determine their conformity with latest ICAO SARPs and guidance materials for the issue, validation and renewal of licenses including medical examination of licence applicants and holders.
- Advise and assist in drafting revised personnel licensing regulations, procedures and requirements for all the licenses, ratings and certificates which are issued by the DCA, and for the designation of organizations and/or individuals for licensing-related tasks
- Advise and assist in the establishment of a centralized licensing authority within the DCA to enable it to carry out all the necessary functions of a fully functioning personnel licensing department.
- Advise and assist in the development of procedures and guidelines for the processing of applications for licenses and ratings.
- Advise and assist in the establishment of a formal training programme for personnel licensing staff.
- Provide on-the-job training to national counterpart and assign and train technical and secretarial support staff as necessary.
- Perform other related duties, as assigned.
Required Experience
At least five years’ experience in the development and application of national regulations relating to personnel licensing. Experience in all aspects of the qualification process for personnel licenses and their subsequent issue and renewal. Thorough knowledge of ICAO SARPs particularly those of Annex 1, as well as ICAO guidance materials related to licensing.
Qualifications
University degree in aviation. Holder of qualifications in a technical or operations field of aviation.
