Article 93 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
المادة 93 من نظام الطيران المدني · الباب السادس: الإجازات وتعليم الطيران
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 تجديدها وبشرط أن يكون قائد الطائرة حائزا على الإجازات المطلوبة،
وألا يوجد على متن الطائرة أثناء ذلك إلا:
1 - شخص يعمل كأحد أعضاء طاقم الطائرة .
2 - مراقب أو مفتش أو ممتحن أو أي شخص آخر تعتمده الهيئة.
ويعني اصطلاح (الإجازة المطلوبة) الوارد في هذه المادة: الإجازة أو الأهلية التي تخول حائزها الحق في أداء الأعمال التي سيقوم بها على هذه الطائرة في هذه الرحلة.
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 93 explained in plain English
The rule in Article 92 is that 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. This article adds a specific exception allowing training and testing.
When may someone without the required license work as a pilot?
- to receive training; or
- to complete a test to obtain a pilot license, or to validate or renew it.
The conditions:
- the pilot-in-command must hold the required licenses;
- no one may be on board during this except: a person serving as a crew member, or an observer, inspector, examiner or any other person the Authority approves. Ordinary passengers are therefore not allowed.
Meaning of "the required license": the license or qualification that entitles its holder to perform the work they will do on this aircraft on this particular flight. A pilot may hold a license that does not cover the work they will perform on a particular aircraft, and so is treated on that flight as not holding the required license.
It is followed by Article 94, which makes issuing, validating, renewing, suspending and terminating licenses the Authority's responsibility. Flight students or flight schools with a question about a particular situation should consult the Authority or a lawyer specializing in civil aviation law.
Practical example
Khalid is training for a commercial pilot license on an aircraft registered in the Kingdom. He may take the controls during training as long as the pilot-in-command holds the required licenses, and no one is on board except a crew member, an instructor, an examiner or a person the Authority approves.
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 93 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
May a trainee fly the aircraft before getting the license?
Yes, to receive training or to complete a test to obtain, validate or renew the license, provided the pilot-in-command holds the required licenses.
May passengers be carried on a training flight?
No. No one may be on board except a crew member, an observer, an inspector, an examiner or another person the Authority approves.
What is meant by the required license?
The license or qualification that entitles its holder to perform the work they will do on this aircraft on this flight.
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 92
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.
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.
- 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
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.