Article 92 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
المادة 92 من نظام الطيران المدني · الباب السادس: الإجازات وتعليم الطيران
Anyone serving on the flight crew of an aircraft registered in the Kingdom must hold a valid license entitling them to perform their duties, issued or validated by the Authority.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يشترط في من يعمل عضوا في هيئة قيادة أي طائرة مسجلة في المملكة أن يكون حائزا على إجازة سارية المفعول تخوله القيام بواجباته، صادرة عن الهيئة أو معتمدة منها.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 92 explained in plain English
This article concerns aircraft registered in the Kingdom, and sets the license required of those serving on their flight crew.
The three conditions for the license:
- it must be valid;
- it must entitle the holder to perform their duties, meaning it must be of the type suited to the task they perform on the aircraft;
- it must be issued or validated by the Authority. A foreign license alone is not enough unless the Authority validates it.
Relation to Article 91: Article 91 set the general rule for any aircraft operating in the Kingdom's territory, requiring a valid license issued by the State of registry under international standards. This article applies that to Saudi aircraft, where the State of registry is the Kingdom and the competent body is the Authority.
The exception: It is followed by Article 93, which allows someone without the required license to work as a pilot on an aircraft registered in the Kingdom to receive training, or to complete a test to obtain, validate or renew a license, provided the pilot-in-command holds the required licenses and no one is on board except a crew member, an observer, an inspector, an examiner or another person the Authority approves.
Anyone holding a foreign license who wishes to work for a Saudi airline should ask the Authority about its validation, or consult a lawyer specializing in civil aviation law.
Practical example
An airline in Riyadh engages a first officer who holds a license issued by another country to work on its aircraft registered in the Kingdom. He may not serve on the flight crew until the Authority validates his license or issues him a valid license entitling him to perform his duties.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 92 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
Is a foreign pilot's license enough to work on a Saudi aircraft?
The license must be issued or validated by the Authority, be valid, and entitle its holder to perform their duties.
Can someone fly without a license for training purposes?
Article 93 allows this to receive training or complete a test, provided the pilot-in-command holds the required licenses, with restrictions on who is on board.
More articles on Pilot Licenses and Flight Training
- Article 91
Anyone serving on the flight crew of any aircraft operating in the Kingdom's territory must hold a valid license issued by the State of registry, taking into account the standards of international treaties.
يشترط في من يعمل عضوا في هيئة قيادة أي طائرة تعمل في إقليم المملكة أن يكون حائزا على إجازة سارية المفعول صادرة عن دولة التسجيل وعن سلطة تسجيل العلامة العامة ، ت
- Article 93
The article exempts from the license requirement someone working as a pilot on an aircraft registered in the Kingdom for training or testing, provided the pilot-in-command holds the required licenses and with limits on who is on board.
لا يجوز لغير حائز الإجازة المطلوبة أن يعمل كطيار في طائرة مسجلة في المملكة إلا لتلقي التدريب، أو لإتمام الاختبار لغرض الحصول على إجازة طيران ، أو اعتمادها، أو ت
- Article 94
The Authority issues, validates and renews flight, air traffic controller, maintenance and other technical licenses and may create new ones; it may refuse to issue or renew them, and suspend and terminate them.
تختص الهيئة بإصدار واعتماد وتجديد إجازات الطيران وإجازات المراقبين الجويين وإجازات الصيانة والإجازات الفنية الأخرى المتعلقة بجميع أعمال خدمات الطيران المدني، كم
- Article 95
The article requires every flight crew member of an aircraft registered in the Kingdom, and everyone flying for qualification, to keep a personal flight record approved by the Authority, and not to deal with it without the Authority's permission.
على كل عضو في هيئة قيادة طائرة مسجلة في المملكة وكل شخص يقوم بالطيران لغرض التأهيل – سواء لتعليم الطيران، أو إتمام اختباراته، أو الحصول على إحدى إجازاته أو تجدي
- Article 96
No one may be trained to fly in the Kingdom except by an instructor holding a valid license that includes authority to train, and someone without the license may train only under an approved instructor in an aircraft without passengers.
1- لا يجوز لأي شخص أن يدرب شخصًا آخر على الطيران في المملكة لغرض إعداده للحصول على إجازة طيران أو تأهيله؛ ما لم يكن المدرب حاصلا على إجازة سارية المفعول لقيادة
- Article 97
No institute or other body may engage in civil aviation teaching, training in its arts, or any other air activity in the Kingdom without prior licensing from the Authority, which may suspend or withdraw the license.
لا يجوز لأي معهد أو أي جهة أخرى مزاولة تعليم الطيران المدني، أو التدريب على فنونه، أو ممارسة أي نشاط جوي آخر في المملكة إلا بموجب ترخيص مسبق من الهيئة، ويحق لله
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