The Civil Aviation Informatics Division (CAID) of NIC has developed a comprehensive software package for computerizing the Flight Crew Licensing System for the Directorate of Training & Licensing at the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA). The client/server software, developed in VB/SQL, broadly consists of two modules viz. the Medical Examination module and the Licensing module. The Medical Examination module takes care of all the stages starting from receipt of Application from prospective/existing Pilots for first time/periodic medical examination; dispatch of their PMR (Previous Medical Records) Files to the respective Air Force Medical Centers; receipt of the Files back to DGCA along with the medical examination report from the AFMC; assessment report by the DGCA Doctor about the applicant to be Medically Fit to fly an aircraft or not, by capturing all the related medical parameters regarding the Pilot. Subsequently, the software generates the appropriate Medical Assessment letter for dispatch to the medically fit candidates or Permanent/ Temporary Unfitness letter to the medically unfit candidates. Similarly, the Licensing module takes care of all the stages for the issue of Pilot Licenses (e.g. Private Pilot License), starting from the receipt of Application from prospective Pilots, along with supporting documents proving his medical fitness, educational qualification, flying experience, knowledge requirements, skill requirements, fee requirements etc. The system is proposed to be extended further by incorporating features like accepting Applications for medical examination and pilot license through Internet; issue of smart card based Pilot Licenses having stored with all the medical examination history, flying hours details, renewal and/or endorsements of Ratings added on to the Licenses by the DGCA and/or its Regional Offices from time to time etc.
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Computerization of Flight Crew Licensing System
From July 2003 • Informatics, National Informatics Centre