VALIDATION OF FOREIGN LICENCES OF FLIGHT CREW
1. INTRODUCTION
An Indian air transport operator can be permitted to employ flight crew holding
foreign licences issued by a contracting State of ICAO, to operate Indian
registered aircraft till Indian flight crew are trained and acquire appropriate
Indian licence and ratings.
this CAR is talking only ICAO states licence.
The flight crew should have been properly licenced and rated on the type of
aircraft by the competent authority of a contracting State in accordance with
the ICAO requirements and acceptable to DGCA India.
it looks DGCA can accomodate licence from other state if it meets ICAO requirments.