Article 94 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
المادة 94 من نظام الطيران المدني · الباب السادس: الإجازات وتعليم الطيران
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تختص الهيئة بإصدار واعتماد وتجديد إجازات الطيران وإجازات المراقبين الجويين وإجازات الصيانة والإجازات الفنية الأخرى المتعلقة بجميع أعمال خدمات الطيران المدني، كما لها الحق في استحداث إجازات أخرى وفق الشروط التي تضعها، على ألا تقل هذه الشروط بأي حال عن المستويات المقررة دوليا، وللهيئة الحق في عدم إصدار أو تجديد الإجازات، ولها حق إنهاء أو تعليق أي إجازة، لا سيما في حال مخالفة شروطها أو مخالفة الأنظمة والتعليمات، وذلك وفقا للشروط والضوابط التي تحددها اللائحة.
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 94 explained in plain English
This article brings together the General Authority of Civil Aviation's powers over the licenses of civil aviation personnel.
The licenses covered: flight licenses, air traffic controller licenses, maintenance licenses, and other technical licenses relating to all civil aviation service work.
The Authority's powers:
- Issuing, validating and renewing these licenses;
- creating other licenses under conditions it sets, which may in no case be lower than the internationally prescribed levels;
- not issuing or not renewing licenses;
- terminating or suspending any license, particularly where its conditions or the laws and instructions are violated.
All this is done under the conditions and controls set by the Regulations, which the article does not detail. The phrase "particularly" means that violating the conditions or the laws is the most prominent ground for suspension and termination, not the only one, subject to the Regulations' controls.
Practical effect: The license holder must comply with its conditions and with the laws and instructions throughout its validity, because a violation may lead to its suspension or termination. This article follows Article 93, which exempts training and testing from the requirement to hold the required license, and precedes Article 95 on the personal flight record. Anyone whose license has been suspended or terminated may consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and civil aviation law.
Practical example
Saad works as an air traffic controller at an airport, and the date for renewing his license is approaching. The Authority is responsible for renewing it under the Regulations' controls, and it may decline to renew it or may suspend it if it turns out he violated its conditions or the laws and instructions.
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 94 of the Saudi Civil Aviation Law
Who issues pilot and air traffic controller licenses in Saudi Arabia?
The Authority issues, validates and renews flight licenses, air traffic controller licenses, maintenance licenses and other technical licenses.
Can a pilot's license be suspended?
Yes. The Authority may terminate or suspend any license, particularly where its conditions or the laws and instructions are violated, under the Regulations' controls.
Can the Authority create new licenses?
Yes, under conditions it sets, which may in no case be lower than the internationally prescribed levels.
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 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 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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