3. DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION 3.

1 INTRODUCTION

3.1.1 The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is the principal regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation. It is responsible for regulation of air transport services to/from/within India and for formulation and enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards. It also co-ordinates all regulatory functions with International Civil Aviation Organisation.

3.2

ORGANISATIONAL SET-UP

3.2.1. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is headed by Director General of Civil Aviation with headquarters in New Delhi. The Director General has the following Directorates under it:i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) x) Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate Directorate of of of of of of of of of of Regulations and Information Air Transport Airworthiness Air Safety Training and Licensing Aerodrome Standards Flying Training Flight Inspection. Research & Development Administration

3.3

FUNCTIONS of Civil Aviation is

3.3.1 The Directorate General responsible for the following:

i) Laying down rules and regulation for implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices. ii) Regulation India; iii) of air transport services to/from/within

Registration of civil aircraft in India;

iv) Formulation of standards of airworthiness for civil aircraft registered in India and grant Certificate of Airworthiness to such aircraft; v) Licensing of pilots, aircraft maintenance and flight engineers; vi) Licensing of aerodrome in India; vii) Investigation into air accidents and incidents; viii) Implementation of bilateral air services agreements engineers

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with foreign countries; ix) Rendering advice transport; x) on matters pertaining to air

Processing of aviation registration; of the

xi) Supervision of the training activities Flying/Gliding Clubs in India; xii) Development of light aircraft, gliders and and xiii) Type certification of aircraft.

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3.4

AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS

3.4.1 During 2000-2001, a new air services agreement was concluded between India and Yugoslavia. In addition bilateral air-talks were held with Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Romania, Austria, Gulf States, Malaysia, Germany, Russian Federation, Hongkong, Mayanmar, Yugoslavia and Sri Lanka to review the existing bilateral arrangements.

3.5 3.5.1

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 31st Session of the Legal Committee.

The 31st Session of the Legal Committee of ICAO was held in Montreal (Canada) from 28th August to 8th September, 2000 to finalise the draft of a new Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Aircraft Equipment). It was attended by Shri V. Subramanian, Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser and Mrs. Vandita Sharma, Director in Ministry of Civil Aviation and Shri R.K. Maheshwari, Director, Regulations & Information in the DGCA. As the end of the meeting, Shri R.K. Maheshwari was elected the second Vice-Chairman of the Legal Committee. 3.5.2. 37th Conference of the Aviation. Director General of Civil

The 37th Conference of the Director General of Civil Aviation for the Asia and Pacific Region was held in Wellington (New Zealand) from 12 to 17 November, 2000. Shri H.S. Khola, Director General of Civil Aviation, participated in the Conference. 3.5.3 Indo-Russian Joint Working Group. The first meeting of the Indo-Russian Joint Working Group in Aviation was held in Moscow from 1st to 3rd November, 2000. The Indian delegation was led by Shri A.H. Jung, Secretary, Civil Aviation and included Shri H.S. Khola, Director General of Civil Aviation, amongst others.

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AIR TRANSPORT Scheduled Services by foreign carriers:

As on 31st December, 2000, 54 foreign airlines were operating scheduled air services to/through India. In addition, 27 foreign airlines were operating scheduled services overflying Indian territory. 3.6.2 Tourist Charters

The operation of tourist charters under the Tourist Charter Guidelines continued during the year. A total of 307 charter flights were operated to India from January to June, 2000 bringing 59717 foreign tourists. 3.6.3 Non-Scheduled Operator's Permit

As on 31st October, 2000, 38 Companies were holding Non-Scheduled Operator's Permit. 3.6.4 Domestic Scheduled Operators

In addition to Air India and Indian Airlines and Alliance Air, the following private operators had the permission to operate the domestic scheduled air transport services:1. 2. Jet Airways Sahara India Airlines

During the year (April to October, 2000), a total of 96350 flights were operated by the domestic scheduled operators carrying a total of 72,77,800 passengers.

3.7 3.7.1

AIRWORTHINESS Registration of aircraft

As on 31st January, 2001, there were 1064 aircraft (including microlight, gliders and balloons) on the Indian Civil Register, of which 26 were registered during the year 2000-2001. Out of this, 628 aircraft held current Certificate of Airworthiness. 3.7.2 Licencing of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

A total of 5175 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) Licences including Basic Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Certificates (BAMEC) and 282 Flight Engineers (FE) have been issued so far, of which 319 AME Licences have been issued during the year 2000-2001.

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Approval of firms

So far, a total of 544 firms, including 71 foreign firms, have been approved for manufacture, maintenance, testing, storage etc. of aircraft, aircraft components/equipment. 3.7.4 Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS)

Recently, FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has introduced Change 7 in TCAS to bring it in line with ACAS II. ICAO has also given the implementation date for change 7. Accordingly, amendments to the CAR (Civil Aviation Requirements) have been issued in December, 2000 to include the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) requirement for Change 7 on Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II, which states that:a) all aeroplane having a maximum certified passenger seating configuration of more than 30 or maximum payload capacity of more than 3 tonnes shall be fitted with TCAS II with change 7 (equivalent to ACAS-II) before 1.1.2003. b) all aeroplane having a maximum certified passenger seating configuration of more than 30 or maximum payload capacity of more than 3 tonnes to be imported after 1.1.2002 shall be fitted with TCAS II with change 7 (equivalent to ACAS-II).

3.8

EXAMINATION

3.8.1 Central Examination Organisation is responsible for conducting various examinations, for Flight Crew and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME). The Pilot's (General) subject examinations are conducted four times and AMEs Licence examinations are conducted three times in a year. In addition, several special sessions are also conducted to give ample opportunity to the Pilots and Engineers to pass DGCA Licence Examinations. The details of the examinations conducted during the year 2000-2001 are as follows:-----------------------------------------------------------PILOTS ENGINEERS TOTAL -----------------------------------------------------------No. of applications 7645 14269 21914 No. of Papers 14025 26053 40078 No. of Papers for 10572 15331 26903 which candidate actually appeared/ Answer sheets evaluated ----------------------------------------------------------3.8.2 DGCA The result of successful candidates is available on website and on E-mail addresses of all

regional/sub-regional offices of the DGCA. In view of advancement in technology, the task of revising the examination syllabus has been undertaken to bring it at par with that of the advanced countries. The updating/review of the question bank for AML examination is a continuous exercise. Model Question Papers are also being prepared for guidance of the candidates.

3.9. 3.9.1

TRAINING AND LICENSING OF AIR CREW Flying/Gliding Training.

i) The flying/gliding training is provided by various Flying/Gliding Clubs and Institutes spread all over the country. At present, 44 Flying Clubs/Institutes, their branches and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy (IGRUA) are imparting flying training to students pilots in India, out of which 13 are privately owned Institutes. There are 4 Gliding Clubs and 5 Gliding Wings of the Flying Clubs, besides a Government Gliding Centre at Pune run by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. ii) During the period 01.04.2000 to 30.11.2000,a total of 5631 subsidised instructional hours were performed by the Flying Clubs. To support the activity, Director General of Civil Aviation released a subsidy of Rs.21,20,452/- to the Flying Clubs under the Flying Subvention Scheme. A total of 8491 subsidised launches were performed by the Gliding Clubs during the period 01.04.2000 to 30.11.2000 and subvention amount of Rs.2,54,221/- was paid by the Director General of Civil Aviation to these clubs for this purpose. This also includes provision of free flying training upto 60 hours to the 40 Scheduled Casts/Scheduled Tribe candidates. 3.9.2 Licensing of air crew

During the year 2000-2001, a total of 862 pilot's licences/ratings were issued by the DGCA. As a result, the total number of air crew licences issued till 31.12.2000, went upto 28779.

3.10.

FLIGHT INSPECTION

3.10.1 The Flight Inspection Directorate (FID) conducts regular inspections and surveillance of scheduled airlines and their aircrew in particular to enhance the flight crew standards and safety of operations. Continuous surveillance of various operational aspects of operators is ensured by conducting various inspection regularly viz., Cockpit En-route Inspection, Cabin Inspection, Simulator Inspection, Main Base Inspections etc. In addition, Standardisation/ Proficiency Checks of Training Captains are conducted from time to time to monitor their performance.

3.10.2 During the year 2000-2001, following major activities:i) 155

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Cockpit En-route Inspections, 66 Cabin Inspections were carried out upto 31.01.2001.

ii) Simulator Inspection of Air India and Indian Airlines at Mumbai and Hyderabad, respectively was conducted. iii) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy was also given initial approval of King Air C-90 simulator for initial training of pilots. iv) Main Base Inspection of Air India, Indian Airlines (Northern Region) and Alliance Air was conducted.

v) Flight Inspection Directorate also conducted following courses/workshops under the ICAO COSCAP Programme for the benefit of scheduled airlines: (a) Examiner Check Pilot Course for TrainingCaptains. (b) Workshops on Instrument Landing System (ILS) CAT-II/IIIA Operations. (c) Boeing Performance Course. vi) During the year, 87 Training Captains of various scheduled operators were granted approval function as Examiner/Instructor/Check Pilot.

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vii) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Crew Training and other operational requirements for commencement of flight operations to new stations viz. Puttaparthi, Allahabad (Kumbh), Jammu and Srinagar were also examined and approved. 3.10.3 The equipment installed by Airports Authority of India at IGI Airport for Cat-II/IIIA operations was inspected by DGCA for conformity with ICAO standards. Pre-commissioning checks for ILS equipment was got assessed by DGCA through Flight Inspection Unit nominated by ICAO. DGCA also coordinated with India Meteorological Department for installation and commissioning of RVR equipment of IGI Airport, which was mandatorily required for ILS CAT-II/IIIA operations. 3.10.4 Air India, Indian Airlines and Jet Airways were granted permission by DGCA for ILS CAT-II operations. So far, 164 pilots of Air India, 145 pilots of Indian Airlines and 30 pilots of Jet Airways have been authorised to carry out ILS CAT-II operations after their successful completion of the approved training programme. Apart from this, after careful examination of standards approved by other State Regulatory Authorities, DGCA has authorised 15 foreign airlines to carry out ILS CAT-II operations and 16 foreign airlines to carry out ILS CAT-II/IIIA operations at IGI Airport, New Delhi.

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LICENSING OF AERODROMES

3.11.1 The Directorate of Aerodrome Standards deals with inspection and licencing/authorisation of aerodromes/heliport and monitoring the aircraft operations at aerodromes vis-a-vis the facilities provided at the aerodromes and heliports approved and granted by this Directorate. 3.11.2 During the year 2000-2001, the activities were undertaken:following important

i) Cochin International Airport (CIAL) was inspected for renewal of provisional authorisation scheduled operations -both domestic international.

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ii) Operational authorisation was granted to Katra and Sanjhichhat helipad owned by Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board for helicopter operations by Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited in April, 2000. iii) Operational authorisation was granted to privately owned rooftop helipad of M/s. ESSAR at Mumbai in May, 2000. iv) Sri Sathya Sai Airport was inspected and cleared for operations by Airbus A-320 aircraft of Indian Airlines. v) Renewal of licences in private category for sixteen airfields.

vi) A total of 9 instrument approach and landing (IAL) procedures have been examined and cleared for promulgation. vii) Initial site approval granted for development of two heliports by Sahara India, one at Lucknow and the other at Lonavala. viii) Initial site of proposed Chennai. approval was examined for feasibility rooftop helipad by Apollo Hospital,

ix) Demolition action was initiated under Section 9A of the Aircraft Act, 1934 for the removal of obstructions to the aircraft operation at Hyderabad airport. x) Surveillance and monitoring of CAT-II/IIIA installation of visual guidance facilities at the IGI Airport and also examined/processed the operation of CAT-II/IIA. xi) Approved erection of VHF antenna at Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata for Digital TV broadcasting Prasar Bharti.

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AIR SAFETY General

The Air Safety Directorate continued to carry out its duties and responsibilities relating to investigation of notifiable accidents/incidents, prevention of accidents/ incidents and birds strike prevention programme. Under the accident prevention programme. Air Safety Circulars were issued, safety audit of operators was carried out, safety seminars for operators were organised and various aerodromes were inspected. Follow-up action was also taken on the recommendations emanating from the inquiry reports of aircraft accidents/incidents. The bird strike prevention programme was also carried out at the airport level. 3.12.2 Aircraft Accidents

During 2000-2001 (April - December, 2000), there have been four notifiable accidents to the Indian registered aircraft, involving one Alliance Air aircraft at Patna, one B-206B helicopter of International Airbase at Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), one King B-200 aircraft of Aerial Services Pvt. Ltd. Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) and one Microlight aircraft Pune. Three accidents proved fatal resulting in the of 66 persons. 3.12.3 Courts/Committee of Inquiry

civil B-737 India Super near near death

The Government of India has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the accident to Alliance Air B-737 aircraft VT-EGD at Patna on 17.07.2000 and has appointed Air Marshal P. Raj Kumar, Programme Director (Test Flight), Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore as its Head.

3.12.4

100% Monitoring of Flight Data

DGCA has made mandatory for all scheduled air transport operators and major non-scheduled operators having aircraft equipped with DFDR to monitor flight data of all the flights so as to determine the exceedances from stipulated limits in flight parameters on operations and engineering aspects. All scheduled Airlines like Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Sahara India Airlines and Alliance Air have commissioned the above programme in their respective organisations. 3.12.5 Computerised Limitations validity. monitoring of Flight-crew (FDTL), Training, Medical Duty Time & Licence

All the airlines have computerise the records

been mandatorily made to relating to Flight-crew Duty Time

Limitations, crew training, qualification, medical and licence validity. This has enabled instantaneous monitoring of crew records for their validity prior to operating flights. All scheduled Airlines have confirmed the introduction of this system. 3.12.6 Safety Audit of airlines.

Dedicated Safety Audit Team of DGCA carry out periodically safety audit of the airlines of their operational, engineering and other aviation-oriented management activities. During 2000-2001, Safety Audits of Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Sahara India Airlines, Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited and Air Works have been carried out. The deficiencies pointed out in the safety audit reports have been brought to the notice of the operators for taking necessary remedial action.

3.13 3.13.1

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Type Certification

i) Indigenously designed and developed HANSA-1 (a two seat training airplane) was type certificated. ii) Design and test reports in respect of SARAS aircraft are being scrutinised. iii) Scrutiny of progress. ALH design and test reports are in

iv) Modification regarding re-engining of (VT-DWA) aircraft of CABS was approved.

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v) Modification regarding installation of ambulance on P 68 series aircraft of M/s. TAAL was approved. 3.13.2 i) More Laboratory activities than 160 samples of aviation fuel and lubricants were tested for the purpose of monitoring quality control including fuel samples of 15 VVIP flights. lubricants on

ii) Approval was granted for use of Nyco various helicopters.

iii) More than 900 CVR tapes and 450 FDR tapes drawn from various aircraft for monitoring crew performance and recording integrity of recorders were analysed. iv) Lab investigation of failed components of 11 aircraft involved in accidents/incidents were carried out and recommendations made.

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ADMINISTRATION Implementation of official language policy

(i) All the General Orders, establishment orders and Notifications were issued bilingually in the office of Director General of Civil Aviation. Air Accident Report, Statistical Report and Annual Report were brought out in bilingual form. (ii) This year being the Golden Jubilee Year of Official Language, many Hindi competition were conducted and Hindi Day was celebrated enthusiastically. The Director General gave commendation certificates and cash awards. Eight officials were given cash awards for doing their maximum work in Hindi under the Incentive Scheme of Official Language Department for doing original noting/drafting in Hindi. One officer was given cash award for giving maximum dictation in Hindi. Three typists got incentive allowance for doing Hindi typing alongwith English. 3.14.2. Audit Objections

During the year 2000-2001, forty seven (47) Audit Objections were received out of which twenty four (24) have been settled. Out of 125 outstanding paras of previous years, 57 paras have been settled. Efforts are being made to clear the pending audit objections.

3.14.3

Women's Cell

Women's cell was constituted in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in order to identify the issues relating to women's welfare. It is headed by a Senior Lady employee of this office as Convenor. Its meetings are being conducted regularly in every quarter to attend the grievances of lady employees. In compliance with the Supreme Court order, a `One person Cell' has been constituted to deal with the cases of sexual harassment of ladies in the office. 3.14.4 Vigilance Activities

(i) Shri R.K. Maheshwari, Director (Information & Regulation) is functioning as Vigilance Officer for DGCA Office. A committee headed by the Joint Director General has also also been constituted which meets on every 2nd Wednesday of the month for looking into public grievances. Large size painted boards have been displayed at all prominent places showing the name, official & residential address and phone number of the Chief Vigilance Officer and the Vigilance Officer. Other instructions on vigilance matters, as and when received from the Ministries/Central Vigilance Commission, are scrupulously followed and circulated.

(ii At the beginning of the year, 10 disciplinary cases were pending. One case has been disposed off, while four new cases have been initiated during the year.