Caspian Sea Helicopters
 

What kind of license do you need to fly say in the Baku, Caspian Sea area? JAA, FAA or something else. Would "N" registered aircraft be able to work over there?
Who control aviations, is it the Russian equivalent of the CAA/FAA?
Thanks.

I don't think the Russians have anything to do with it: you must have an old atlas! Baku is in Azerbajan. Other operations in the region are in Kazakstan and Turkmenistan. I would assume that the aircraft would be locally registered and the crews flying either on validations or locally issued licences on the strength of their FAA/JAA/CASA etc licences. Quite apart from any local requirements to do this, the operators of G reg a/c would prefer to get them off the G reg in order to use 'overseas' operating practices, rather than be bound by UK rules. I'm thinking of Flight Time and Duty limits, weather minimums etc.

212 Man.

You left out PACs

NC43

Why might this be?
 

212man,

Why is that ol' buddy?

Are you saying the UK rules are onerous and interfere with one making a living? I should think with all the suggestions the UK rules promote safety, the oil companies would embrace the UK standard around the world.

Why are the G-registered...thereby meaning the UK operators so quick to ditch their home grown set of rules whenever possible?

NC43, not sure what a PAC is other than a Power Assurance Check?

SASless, Onerous is in the eye of the beholder.

212man,

You suggested ditching the "G" registration was amongst the first priorities of operators when working overseas. Why is that in your view?

I'm not sure where the "first priority" bit came from; I was merely suggesting that they would prefer it.

Ignoring any other constraints or considerations, it is obviously more administratively demanding to operate an a/c within the jurisdiction of two separate, and probably far from harmonised, national authorities. Operating on a local registration and AOC etc means a single authority to report to.

Looking outside of that consideration, if an authority allows pilots to operate to less restrictive FTL schemes, then generally speaking that means you need less pilots. You don't need a double degree in rocket science and brain surgery to work out the benefits of that (and many other alleviations)!:bored:

It is probable that even UK operators in London would drop the G reg if they could....

ATPMBA

Back to the original question. Unless you speak Russian and Azeri and have a close relative in the Aviation Ministry, the chances of you getting an Azeri license are exactly zero.

The other route would be to contact CHC Global Ops in Vancouver. Unfortunately, because it is one of our better bases, you will have to do about ten years in Africa before you might get to Baku.

212Man

PACs are indeed as you describe them. I appreciatete you were not on 212s in the UK but was there not a difference between the figures used in Nigerian and those used in the UK?

Have a wonderful tour there, see the caves and climb the mountain.

NC43

The machines used by the company I work for in Kazakhstan are G- registered.

Guys, it sounds like I’ll have to find and marry a Russian wife!
The sacrifices I do for aviation!
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