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The Central Government authorizes specified officers to exercise certain powers of the Director General of Civil Aviation, as detailed in the First and Second Schedules, in pursuance of sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Civil Aviation, through Notification S.O. 710(E) dated 10th February, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on 11th February, 2026, issued an order in pursuance of sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024). The Central Government thereby authorizes various officers to exercise specific powers of the Director General of Civil Aviation. The First Schedule details the designation of officers and the powers they are authorized to exercise, including the Joint Director General of Civil Aviation for all powers, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation and Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Division for powers 1 through 6, Director of Airworthiness for power 1, and Deputy Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Division for power 5. The Second Schedule enumerates these powers, referencing specific rules from the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence Rules, 2025. These powers include appointing invigilators for written and practical examinations (sub-rule (2) of rule 8), authorizing examiners for practical examinations (sub-rule (3) of rule 8), exempting applicants from written examinations (second proviso to sub-rule (4) of rule 8), issuing duplicate Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificates and Licences or variations (sub-rule (2) of rule 14), and issuing or exempting from special directions titled Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) (sub-rule (1) and (4) of rule 18). The notification was signed by Shobhit Gupta, Joint Secretary, under file number F. No. AV/25/2023-DG.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12022026-270069 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 676] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947 1016 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th February, 2026 S.O. 710(E).— In pursuance of sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024), the Central Government hereby authorises the officers specified in column (1) of the First Schedule annexed hereto to exercise such of the powers of the Director General of Civil Aviation (more specifically described in the Second Schedule annexed hereto) as are specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said First Schedule. FIRST SCHEDULE +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | S.No.| Designation of the Officer | Powers in the Second Schedule to be exercised| +======+============================================================+==============================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 1. | Joint Director General of Civil Aviation | All | +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | | | (Restricted) Division | | +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Director of Airworthiness | 1 | +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Deputy Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator | 5 | | | (Restricted) Division | | +------+------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ SECOND SCHEDULE +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ |S.No.| Rule of the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) | Nature of Power | | | Certificate and Licence Rules, 2025 by which power | | | | is conferred | | +=====+==========================================================+=====================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | sub-rule (2) of rule 8 | To appoint invigilators for written examination of | | | | the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) | | | | Certificate and Licence. | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | sub-rule (2) of rule 8 | To appoint invigilators for practical examination | | | | of the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) | | | | Certificate and Licence | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | sub-rule (3) of rule 8 | To authorise examiners for practical examination of | | | | the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) | | | | Certificate and Licence. | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | second proviso to sub-rule (4) of rule 8 | To exempt the applicants from written examination | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | sub-rule (2) of rule 14 | To issue duplicate Radio Telephone Operator | | | | (Restricted) Certificate and Licence or variation | | | | in an existing Radio Telephone Operator | | | | (Restricted) Certificate and Licence. | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | sub-rule (1) of rule 18 | To issue special directions titled Civil Aviation | | | | Requirements (CAR) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | sub-rule (4) of rule 18 | To exempt any person or class of persons from the | | | | operation of the special directions titled Civil | | | | Aviation Requirements (CAR) | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. AV/25/2023-DG] SHOBHIT GUPTA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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