ORDONNANCE N° 62/321 DU 8 OCTOBRE 1955,— NAVIGATION AERIENNE

Aircraft registered in the colony may fly freely over the colony’s territory and territorial waters if they meet the conditions in this ordinance.

Certain aircraft may fly over and land in the Colony if they carry the required documents, and aircraft marks must be painted or fixed on the aircraft and kept visible and clean.

The article sets rules for aircraft overflying and landing, including authorization for aircraft from non-reciprocity countries, document requirements for some Belgian-registered aircraft, marking rules for airships, a list of aircraft categories requiring qualification, an exemption from landing tax for certain flights, and signal rules for marshaling aircraft.

The Governor General or a delegate may require certain aircraft to cross the border at designated places and may require aircraft traveling between two aerodromes connected by maintained landing fields to follow the marked route.

This article sets aircraft and seaplane signal-light rules, including when extra lights must be shown and what distress signals an aircraft may use to indicate difficulty landing without needing immediate rescue.

This text requires certain aircraft to be registered, sets visibility and lighting rules for some aircraft, requires extra qualifications for private pilot licenses, and lists night landing fees and urgent-signal procedures.

Certain aircraft must be entered in the Congolese aeronautical register, and aircraft or marks in the listed situations must follow specific registration, lighting, and signalling rules.

Helicopters must carry the lights specified for airplanes until helicopter light standards are set, and aircraft in distress may use any available means to attract attention, indicate position, and obtain help.

Aircraft markings on aerostats must be at least 50 cm high; pilot-licence holders may not do aerobatic flight or aerial towing without the proper qualification; aircraft near restricted or dangerous areas must take the required measures when signaled.

Aircraft owners and co-owners are responsible for the declaration and registration request; aircraft marks must meet size and placement rules; pilot licence holders may not give required flight instruction unless authorized.

This provision requires pilot-licence applicants to provide a medical certificate, says foreign-registered aircraft must be removed from the foreign register before taking a home base in the Colony, and allows airport authorities to require wing-folding where possible.

This article fragments set aviation-related rules on training-licence eligibility, hangar storage, and garage contracts.

Any fact that changes the information required for aircraft registration must be reported to the aeronautics service within 30 days.

The article sets form requirements for an aircraft registration certificate and prohibits training-licence holders from piloting an aircraft on an international flight unless authorized. It also lets airport officials withdraw a garage card immediately for violations, illegibility, or abuse.

This article sets several rules: a private airplane pilot licence candidate must be 17 years old; a duplicate certificate may be subject to guarantees if the certificate was lost involuntarily; a new garage card can be issued only when the previous one is returned; and expired cards must be returned by the eighth day after validity ends.

The aircraft certificate stops being valid if the aircraft changes owner or if an ex officio deregistration cause occurs, and the owner must return it immediately to the Aeronautics Service.

Aircraft registry entries are removed ex officio when an aircraft is permanently out of use, destroyed, lost, or no longer meets registration conditions; certain state aircraft are exempt from garage tax.

The aeronautics service must notify the aircraft owner of a deletion, temporary use of aerodrome facilities may be authorized for at least one month, and the Governor General or delegate sets related fees.

The candidate must pass a practical examination for the aircraft license sought.

Aircraft on the aeronautical register must display the prescribed nationality and registration marks; a private pilot licence holder may fly by day in visual flight for aircraft they are qualified for; and several aerodrome fuel-related fees are set.

A private airplane pilot licence holder may not carry out commercial flights unless authorised by the Governor General or delegate.

Certain aircraft owned by the State may bear national-colour cockades; private airplane pilot licence holders need 24 flight hours in the last 12 months or an instructor’s attestation to exercise the privilege; qualifying local landings are taxed at one-third of the landing fee.

Unless a special exception is set by the Governor-General or their delegate, taxes, fees, and other sums due under this regulation must be paid in advance or in cash.

An aircraft must have a certificate of airworthiness before it can undertake a flight, and the candidate must have passed the required theory exam.

The aeronautics service may grant a provisional flight authorization for any aircraft. A candidate must meet specified flight-hour and flight-experience requirements, including a lower hour threshold if an approved training course was completed.

Certain foreign airworthiness certificates are not valid in the Colony, but the aeronautics service may allow some flights; Belgian-issued certificates are valid for the stated period, subject to later visa, and professional pilot experience under article 25(c) and (d) does not by itself allow instrument flying.

Aircraft flying over the Colony and its territorial waters must carry an airworthiness certificate or navigation permit on board, and candidates must pass a practical flight test.

Le certificat de navigabilité ou le laissez-passer de navigation doit être présenté aux autorités qualifiées sur demande, et les experts aéronautiques ont libre accès aux aéronefs pour les contrôler.

Le service aéronautique délivre les certificats de navigabilité, et un titulaire de licence de pilote professionnel ne peut exercer certains privilèges qu’avec au moins 48 heures de vol dans les 12 mois précédents ou une attestation d’instructeur.

The aeronautics service may determine the model of airworthiness certificates, and an applicant for a first-class professional pilot licence must be at least 21 years old.

The aeronautical service determines the model of navigation passes issued under article 25, and a candidate for a first-class professional pilot licence must pass a theoretical exam.

Si le candidat a la licence de pilote professionnel, il peut être dispensé de tout ou partie des matières déjà évaluées à l’article 24. En cas de perte du certificat de navigabilité, un nouvel exemplaire peut entraîner une nouvelle expertise.

An aircraft owner whose airworthiness certificate was refused must wait 15 days after notification before asking for a new examination. A candidate must also meet detailed flight-hour requirements, including at least 700 total flying hours.

On request of the aircraft owner, one or more experts chosen from those designated by the Governor General examine the aircraft’s airworthiness. The article also says the experience requirements in article 33(b) do not give a first-class professional pilot licence holder the right to fly under instrument flight rules.

Le candidat à une licence de pilote professionnel doit réussir une épreuve pratique et démontrer certaines compétences de pilotage.

Experts may ask for documents and information needed to form their opinion. A first-class pilot licence holder may exercise specified pilot privileges, including certain commercial flying roles subject to aircraft weight and IFR qualification conditions.

Experts may require aircraft tests and documents for an airworthiness review, and a first-class professional pilot license holder may not exercise certain privileges unless recent flight and ground-instruction minimums are met.

Expert reports must follow the model set by the Aeronautics Service and be kept in its archives. A candidate for a line pilot licence must be 21 years old.

Les certificats de navigabilité doivent être revalidés au moins tous les six mois. Le service aéronautique peut prolonger leur validité jusqu’à trois mois. Un candidat doit aussi avoir réussi l’épreuve théorique sur les matières de l’article 31, sauf dispense totale ou partielle s’il détient la licence de pilote professionnel de 1re classe.

The article says aircraft revalidation is an expert inspection that can lead to endorsement or withdrawal of the navigability certificate, and it sets minimum flight-hour requirements for a candidate.

A line pilot licence candidate must meet age, exam, and flight-hour requirements, while the licence holder may exercise specified pilot privileges.

Between two revalidations of the airworthiness certificate, the aircraft’s airworthiness and safety qualities must be kept up through proper maintenance, and aeronautical experts may withdraw the certificate if those qualities are no longer sufficient.

A line pilot licence holder may only use certain privileges if recent flight-time and instruction requirements are met; the Aeronautics Service may also require the aircraft’s airworthiness to be re-checked before use after serious damage, repairs, or modifications.

The Governor General appoints experts on proposal of the Aeronautics Service, and a private helicopter pilot license candidate must be at least 17 years old.

A candidate must pass a theoretical exam covering specified aviation topics.

A person may not be a member of an aircraft flight crew unless they hold the licence for that role.

The candidate must complete minimum helicopter flight training hours, including solo and cross-country flying requirements.

A person may not serve as an air traffic controller without the licence for that role; the Governor-General or delegate may assign the role to unlicensed administration agents if they meet the stated age, knowledge, and experience conditions.

A person may not certify an aircraft as airworthy for regular or non-regular air services without the specified maintenance mechanic licence, and a candidate must pass a practical flight test for the helicopter type used.

This provision restricts who may certify certain aircraft as airworthy, allows private helicopter licence holders to fly only in specified conditions, and sets a hangar-area rule for garage tax calculation.

The Governor-General or delegate may approve specialized maintenance organizations, and certain technicians/controllers must hold the matching aircraft mechanic licence. Private helicopter pilots may not do commercial flights unless authorized.

A private helicopter pilot may not use the specified privilege unless they have flown at least 24 hours in the previous 12 months; otherwise they must provide a flight instructor’s certificate.

Candidates for certain licences may be exempted from some or all tests if they completed an approved training course or hold a licence from an ICAO member state. A professional helicopter pilot candidate must be at least 18 years old.

Le candidat doit réussir l’épreuve théorique sur les matières énumérées.

The Governor General or a delegate may refuse or withdraw a licence from a Belgian person or a foreigner in the situations listed, and a candidate holding certain licences may be exempted from part or all of an exam.

The Governor General or a delegate may require a license holder to take a medical exam or knowledge/skill test, and a candidate must meet helicopter flight-hour requirements.

Le Gouverneur General ou son delegue peut suspendre, restreindre ou retirer une licence dans certains cas prévus par l’article.

Foreign licences do not let a person serve on the crew of a Congo-registered aircraft or exercise the listed functions unless they are validated; the candidate must also pass a practical helicopter test.

The provision says a foreign licence can be validated by an authorization attached to the licence, and a professional helicopter pilot licence holder may exercise certain pilot functions, subject to experience and night/IFR conditions.

A professional helicopter pilot licence holder may not use certain article 59(b) privileges unless they have at least 48 hours of helicopter flight time in the previous 12 months; otherwise they must provide a flight instructor attestation.

An aircraft may not be admitted to air traffic unless it is registered and carries the required documents. A helicopter airline pilot licence candidate must be 21 years old.

Aircraft operators must keep specified flight, crew/passenger, and cargo records up to date under the aviation service’s instructions; a helicopter-line pilot candidate must pass the required theory exam.

Certain logbooks must be kept for two years after the last entry, kept without blanks or erasures, with pages numbered and initialled. A candidate holding specified licences may be exempted from all or part of the test.

L’installation et l’exploitation de tout aérodrome nécessitent l’autorisation du Gouverneur Général ou de son délégué; cette autorisation fixe aussi les normes de construction, d’équipement et les conditions techniques d’utilisation. Le même article énonce aussi des seuils d’heures de vol pour un candidat.

An aerodrome may not be modified without prior authorization from the Governor General or his delegate.

The provision divides aerodromes into public and private categories, and requires a candidate to pass a practical test and show they can perform normal and abnormal helicopter maneuvers for the helicopter type used.

Public aerodromes must keep a dated, certified register of aircraft movements unless a dispensation is granted; helicopter airline licence holders may exercise specified flying privileges.

Aircraft coming from abroad or going abroad must land at, or depart from, a customs aerodrome, with no stopovers between the customs aerodrome and the frontier except in force majeure or with authorization.

The Governor-General designates customs aerodromes, and each customs aerodrome must reserve free premises for the Customs Service.

At customs airports, rooms must be reserved free of charge for the customs service.

The commander of any aircraft must make the necessary declarations when landing and taking off for the aerodrome register.

If an aircraft commander must land outside an aerodrome because of force majeure, they must immediately notify the territorial authority or another competent judicial police officer, and they may not take off again until authorized by the aeronautics service.

If a justified force majeure event forces an aircraft from or to abroad to land outside a customs aerodrome, the aircraft commander must follow the instructions given by the authorities.

Aircraft that do not stop in the Colony are not subject to customs formalities and must follow any route imposed on them.

Temporary-stay aircraft may be admitted with a provisional exemption from entry duties, and Belgian Congo-registered aircraft returning from abroad may be reimported exempt from entry duties, subject to conditions set by the Governor General.

The airspace above the Colony’s territory is divided into controlled airspace and uncontrolled airspace.

Aircraft may not be flown too low over cities, built-up areas, or outdoor crowds, except for takeoff/landing or with authorization; elsewhere, it may not fly below 150 metres unless the flight can be done safely.

Balloon ascents and certain dangerous maneuvers need authorization from the Governor-General or his delegate, and that authorization sets the conditions.

A balloon pilot licence holder may act as pilot-in-command of a free balloon, including at night only after meeting specified night-flight experience and supervision conditions.

Instrument-flight exercises/tests are allowed only if the aircraft has working dual controls and a security pilot can intervene; a free-balloon licence holder may not use the article 79 privilege unless they have recent ascent experience or provide an instructor certificate.

Aircraft approaching head-on must turn right, and a pilot-license holder must pass the theoretical exam to obtain instrument-flight qualification.

When two aircraft are at about the same altitude and on converging courses, the aircraft on the right must give way. Certain aircraft classes also have priority rules and must yield to others listed in the article.

When one aircraft overtakes another, the overtaking aircraft must move right and keep clear until fully past; a candidate must also pass a practical flight test.

An aircraft in flight or moving on the ground or water must give way to aircraft landing or on final approach; the holder of an instrument flight qualification may pilot aircraft under IFR.

The text gives right-of-way rules for aircraft approaching to land and a recency-training condition for exercising an instrument-flight privilege.

Aircraft that must land urgently have priority. Powered aircraft must give way to gliders, and the latter may not use this rule to get in front of or overtake another aircraft on final approach.

An aircraft with right of way must keep its course and speed, and an aircraft giving way must not fly above, below, or across it except at a safe distance. The text also prohibits takeoff while there is risk.

Une personne ne peut être admise aux épreuves pour la qualification d’instructeur de vol que si elle remplit deux conditions : détenir une licence de pilote privé valide et avoir au moins 300 heures de vol comme pilote commandant de bord.

Flight instructor qualification is limited to the aircraft type used for the didactic exam, and extra aircraft types require a new didactic exam. Candidates must be at least 21 and pass the required examinations.

Aircraft must carry the prescribed lights at night or during specified times, with limited parking exemptions, and private pilots may count certain flight time toward a higher license.

Any aircraft operating on or near an aerodrome must watch traffic, fit into or keep clear of traffic circuits, turn left on approach and after takeoff unless told otherwise, and land/take off into the wind where possible.

Aircraft must proceed cautiously when two aircraft, or an aircraft and another vehicle/building, are approaching each other and there is a risk of collision. Professional pilots may count time flown as pilot-in-command toward the flight time needed for a higher-grade pilot licence.

An aircraft must give way to another aircraft or structure on its right and keep clear. A professional pilot, or first-class professional pilot, may count up to 50% of co-pilot flight time toward the flight time needed for a higher-grade pilot license when serving as co-pilot or where a co-pilot is normally required.

Aircraft meeting head-on or nearly head-on must turn right and keep clear, unless safety or air-traffic needs require another direction. A line pilot is entitled to have all flight time counted when serving as captain or co-pilot.

An overtaking aircraft must turn to the right and keep its distance. A pilot flying by instruments under the stated conditions has the right to have that instrument flight time credited toward the total time required for a higher licence.

An aircraft taking off from or landing on water should keep away from vessels as far as possible and not obstruct their navigation. Training time under dual control must also be fully counted toward the flight time needed for a higher-grade licence.

Les aeronefs a flot doivent porter certains feux la nuit ou aux heures fixees, et les candidats a certaines licences doivent fournir une attestation medicale.

In zones where the international collision-avoidance rules apply, aircraft operating on water must follow Articles 92 and 97 and any other applicable rules.

A navigator-licence candidate must pass the theoretical exam covering the listed aviation subjects, and flights may not be undertaken without proper preparation using current relevant information.

Flights generally require a filed flight plan or flight notice sent to the airport commandant or chief of aerodrome, except for local flights. The article also sets flight-hour requirements for a candidate and for holders of certain captain/lieutenant diplomas.

Le candidat doit prouver qu’il a déterminé sa position en vol de façon satisfaisante par relevés astronomiques, en respectant les fréquences minimales indiquées, et qu’il a utilisé des aides à la navigation aérienne.

At aerodromes other than those covered by article 101, a flight notice is required and must be sent to the aerodrome chief according to instructions published by the aeronautics service. A candidate who completes an approved flight instruction course is treated as meeting the experience conditions in article 100.

A candidate must prove air-navigation competence and pass a practical exam covering navigation instruments, radio signals, and day/night navigation methods.

The aircraft captain must report arrival to air traffic control or the aerodrome chief after a flight plan has been communicated; the navigator licence holder may perform navigator duties on board any aircraft.

Only signals defined in Annex 6 may be used, aircraft commanders must comply with any such signal immediately, and a navigator licence holder needs 96 hours of cross-country flying in the prior 12 months to use the privilege in Article 104 unless they provide an instructor’s certificate.

The Governor General or a delegate sets the codes, abbreviations, signs, and standard expressions used for aeronautical communications, and a mechanic license candidate must be 21 years old.

An aircraft commander must strictly follow air traffic control service instructions and prescriptions.

In a regional traffic area, an aircraft commander must keep wireless contact with air traffic control, or watch for optical signals if radio contact is impossible, and must ask for authorization before maneuvers during taxiing, landing, or takeoff unless exempted.

Sets visibility conditions for visual flights in controlled and uncontrolled airspace, and lets the aeronautics service set different conditions for some zones and rotary-wing aircraft.

A pilot in command on a visual flight must take useful measures to keep the aircraft in the conditions required by Article 109. A flight engineer licence holder may serve as a flight engineer on any aircraft if the 12-month experience and competency conditions are met.

The air traffic control service may authorize flights in a control zone under conditions below those in Article 109(1)(b), and those flights are not subject to Section 10 on instrument flights. A radio operator license candidate must be 18 years old.

An aircraft commander who cannot maintain visual flight conditions must either stop the flight, discontinue it, or follow instrument-flight rules, unless air traffic control authorizes otherwise. A candidate for a radiotelegraphist certificate must meet the required conditions, and 2nd-class candidates must prove correct Morse transmission and reception.

A flight by sight may not be operated between sunset and sunrise unless specially authorized by the Governor General or his delegate. Candidates must also pass a theory exam and meet radio-telegraphist licensing requirements.

Instrument flights are allowed only if the pilot is qualified and the aircraft has the required instruments and radio-navigation equipment.

Le candidat doit réussir un examen pratique et justifier d’au moins 4 mois d’expérience comme radiotélégraphiste, avec 25 heures de vols, sauf dispense liée à une formation homologuée. Le vol aux instruments ne peut pas être effectué sous 450 mètres, sauf au décollage/à l’atterrissage ou avec autorisation du contrôle aérien.

An aircraft flying by instruments outside controlled airspace must use one of the specified cruising quadrantal altitudes, except during climbs and descents. The holder of an airborne radio operator licence may perform airborne radio operator functions on any aircraft.

An aircraft flying under instruments in controlled airspace must follow the approved flight plan. Departure from that plan is allowed only in force majeure needing immediate action, with notice to air traffic control as soon as possible and a request for new authorization. A holder of a limited radio operator licence may be issued that licence, but may not use radio-telephone equipment on board aircraft.

Pilots flying instrument flights in controlled airspace must keep radio watch, report positions, notify departure from controlled airspace, and tell air traffic control before switching to visual flight.

If a radio equipment failure prevents the aircraft commander from complying with article 118 and weather requires instrument flight, the commander must continue the flight, follow the current flight plan, and time arrival and descent as closely as possible to the planned times.

Air-ground communications must use measurement units that match the ICAO unit table, and an applicant for a radiotelephone operator licence must provide a certificate showing successful completion of the required exam and fitness to handle onboard radiotelephone equipment.

If an aircraft cannot temporarily use the table from Article 120, it may use the blue table’s units, and the connected aeronautical station must transmit measurements in those units.

The holder of an airborne radiotelephonist licence may perform radiotelephonist duties on any aircraft.

Les vols et escales techniques sont libres pour les aéronefs immatriculés dans un pays membre de l’OACI, mais une notification préalable doit être envoyée au Service de l’Aéronautique. Pour les aéronefs d’un pays non membre, une demande doit passer par la voie diplomatique. Les titulaires de licences des chapitres II et III doivent tenir à jour un carnet de vol.

Air service authorization requests must include specified operational details, and certain flight-crew licence holders must keep a logbook and record flight hours.

Holders of a flight logbook must total their flight hours at the end of each month and submit the logbook monthly for visa by the airport commandant or the chief of the aerodrome where they work.

Some aeronautical activities and pilot school operations need authorization, and a candidate for the 2nd category aircraft maintenance mechanic licence must be 21 years old.

This article says applications for air-work authorization must include specified details, and a candidate for a second-category aircraft maintenance mechanic permit must be at least 21 and pass the theoretical exam.

Les demandes d’autorisation pour une école de pilotage doivent inclure certaines informations, et le candidat doit avoir une expérience minimale pour obtenir une licence d’entretien et d’inspection d’aéronefs.

A pilot in command who disregards an authorization refusal can be sanctioned. A second-category aircraft maintenance mechanic licence holder may certify an aircraft, airframe, or engine as airworthy, but only for work or aircraft covered by the licence.

Aircraft operators must comply with technical measures imposed by the Aeronautical Service. A 2nd-category aircraft maintenance mechanic licence holder may not exercise article 130 privileges unless the 24-month/6-month service condition is met, or the licensing service is satisfied about the person’s standards.

Des experts aéronautiques désignés surveillent l’application des mesures de l’article 131, et un candidat à la licence de mécanicien d’entretien d’aéronef de 1re catégorie doit avoir 21 ans révolus.

The aircraft operator must report any incident related to Article 131 measures to the aeronautical service as soon as possible. A candidate must also pass the required theoretical exam covering the listed aircraft-maintenance subjects.

A candidate must have at least 5 years of experience in aircraft inspection, repairs, and modifications, unless the period is reduced under the stated exceptions.

An aircraft in flight must land at the nearest aerodrome if signaled by qualified authorities, and the relevant license holder must keep the aircraft and cargo available to those authorities.

Aircraft used for police or air surveillance must bear marks set by the Governor General or their delegate.

An applicant for the restricted aircraft maintenance mechanic licence must be 21 years old.

Le commandement d’aérodrome est exercé par des agents spécialement désignés à cette fin; à défaut, il est exercé par des agents désignés par le Gouverneur de Province ou ses délégués.

A candidate for the restricted aircraft maintenance mechanic licence must be at least 21 and must satisfy the licensing service that they have the required experience.

The airport commander or airfield chief must oversee aviation rules and aerodrome policing, manage aircraft movements and parking, act immediately when urgent safety measures are needed, and may access aircraft and request certain documents.

Access to public aerodromes is forbidden unless expressly authorized by the Governor General or delegate. The provision also recognizes a restricted aircraft-maintenance mechanic licence tied to inspections under Article 140.

Access to public aerodromes is forbidden unless expressly authorized, and a candidate for an air traffic controller licence must be 21 years old.

A candidate for an air traffic controller licence must provide a medical certificate showing they meet the required medical standards.

A candidate must pass a theoretical exam covering specified aviation subjects.

Les animaux en divagation visés doivent être capturés par le commandant d’aéroport ou le chef d’aérodrome et remis à l’autorité territoriale; ils peuvent être abattus si la capture est difficile ou dangereuse, ou s’ils présentent un danger immédiat.

An aircraft operator must be responsible for damage caused to people on the ground, and a candidate must obtain at least one qualification listed in article 147.

An aircraft operator must insure liability for damage caused to third parties on the ground, and the insurance must cover the operator’s responsibility within the limits of Article 3 of the referenced law.

The operator may replace the insurance required by Article 147 with a sufficient guarantee, and an aerodrome-control qualification candidate must prove relevant knowledge and experience.

A certificate or official note stating the nature, scope, and duration of the sureties under Articles 146 and 148 must be shown whenever the public authority asks for it.

An aircraft may be detained if it is operating in violation of earlier provisions, and an aircraft commander who flies an aircraft without the required coverage faces the penalties in article 158.

Using photographic or cinematographic equipment on board aircraft is prohibited unless expressly authorized. A candidate for approach control qualification must prove knowledge and experience for the aerodrome(s) concerned.

It is prohibited to drop objects from an aircraft in flight if they may pose a risk to people or property on the ground, except fine sand or water ballast.

Parachute descents are prohibited except in emergencies or with authorization from the Governor General or delegate. The article also sets experience requirements for candidates under article 151.

Except in an emergency, no one may move an aircraft that has had or caused a serious accident, or remove, detach, or move objects, debris, or parts from it, unless authorization is obtained from the Governor General or his delegate.

The pilot in command is responsible for the aircraft and its use while in command. No one may pilot or serve as flight crew while under the influence of alcohol, narcotics, or other stupefying substances, and no one may pilot negligently or imprudently if that would endanger other people or their property.

The Governor General or a delegate may require a radiocommunications station to be installed on any aircraft. The article also sets experience requirements for a candidate under article 154.

This provision makes the listed aviation official the Governor-General’s delegate for applying the ordinance and annexes, prohibits flying while intoxicated or operating recklessly, and says certain qualification holders may control or supervise specific air-traffic functions.

This article sets penalties for breaches of the ordinance and for refusing airport or aerodrome instructions, and it requires an air traffic controller who has stopped exercising qualifications for six months or more to prove continued competence before resuming.

This text repeals a list of earlier texts and says a candidate for obtaining or renewing certain licences must undergo a medical examination by a designated examiner.

Pilot licence holders must record their flight hours for the flight-time tally.

The examining doctor must carry out the medical exam, assess the candidate’s physical and mental fitness, and share the conclusions the licensing service needs.

The license service must refuse to issue or renew a license if the applicant does not meet the prescribed medical standards, but it may depart from that rule when the stated conditions are met.

License holders must undergo regular medical examinations within the specified maximum intervals.

A flight crew member working far from official medical exam centers may have the required periodic medical exam postponed, with stricter limits for commercial flights than for private flights.

A license holder must not exercise the privileges of the license while physically deficient in a way that may prevent meeting the required physical and mental aptitude conditions for issuance or renewal.

Le candidat à une licence doit faire l’objet d’un examen médical complet pour vérifier son aptitude physique et mentale, et le médecin examinateur doit signaler certains cas particuliers au service des licences.

A candidate must provide and certify the accuracy of a declaration about medical history, family medical history, and heredity.

The medical exam conditions for keeping a licence holder medically fit must be the same as for the initial exam, unless exceptional circumstances justify a deviation decided solely by the examining doctor.

The Governor General or a delegate may designate doctors to carry out the medical examinations in this chapter.

The Chief Physician of the Colony is delegated to apply this chapter and to set examination methods and procedures using ICAO standards for physical fitness, vision, color vision, and hearing.

Air transport operators must set flight-time limits for each flight crew member.

The stated flight-time limits need approval by the Governor General or his delegate, and pilots and certain navigators/mechanics may not exceed set annual and monthly hour caps.