93. Requirement of a licence for air traffic services personnel.– (1) No person shall engage
himself in the provision of air traffic services in the Indian airspace or in
any airspace outside the Indian territory for which India has, in pursuance of any international
arrangement, undertaken to provide air traffic services, unless he holds a
valid air traffic controller’s licence issued under
these rules.
(2) The designated military authority may
provide the air traffic services to the civil aircraft in the airspace
designated for military use in accordance with the provisions of this part and
subject to the conditions specified by the Director-General:
Provided
that any person already engaged in the provision of air traffic services before
the commencement of the Aircraft (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2018, may continue to
provide such services in accordance with the procedure specified by the
Director-General till such person obtains the licence
or till a date to be notified by the Central Government, whichever is earlier.
[Inserted by GSR No 64(E) dated 3-2-2012; and
Amended by GSR 1089(E) dated
05-11-2018]