The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, said it has revoked the Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence, ATPL, of a pilot for violating the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, Nig.CARs.
The General Manager Public Affairs, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, who made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, however, did not disclose the name of the affected pilot.
He said the revocation was as a result of the pilot operating flights on non-schedule operations while his medical certificate had expired.
According to Adurogboye, investigation revealed that instead of the pilot revalidating his certificate, he conducted flight operations as the Pilot-in-Command, PIC, in total disregard of the Nig.CARs.
“During these flight operations, the pilot repeatedly exercised the privileges of his License ATPL (A) when he is not qualified to exercise such privileges.
“Specifically, the pilot’s medical certificate commenced validity from July 17, 2017 and expired on Jan. 13, 2018. Another one was processed on May 10, 2018, which expired on Nov. 10, 2018,” he said.
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The NCAA general manager said that according to regulations, a flight crew member or air traffic controller should not exercise the privileges of his or her licence unless they hold a current medical certificate appropriate to the licence.
He explained that NCAA had determined that pursuant to Part 2.11.1.2(b) of the Nig.CARs, the pilot had lost the privileges of his licence.
The statement added: “Resultantly, in Part 2.2.9.3 (a), a licence, rating, authorisation or certificate shall be revoked if the holder has lost the skills for exercising the privileges mentioned in the document or fails to meet appropriate medical standards.
“Therefore, in line with Part 1.3.3.3(a) (1) of the Nig.CARs, the pilot’s licence ATPL (A) (A- Aircraft) is hereby revoked with immediate effect, and it ceases to be effective.”
Adurogboye said the pilot had been directed to return the invalidated licence to the NCAA’s Director of Licensing, DOL, within seven days of receipt of the letter of sanction, which had already been dispatched to him.
Adurogboye said the NCAA would not condone any infraction of the Nig.CARs.
