(a) The Civil Aviation Regulation Flight Crew Licensing (CAR-FCL) has been issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Oman (CAA) under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Law of the Sultanate of Oman.

(b) The CAR-FCL contains requirements for œFlight Crew Licensing in accordance with relevant standards and recommended practices (SARPs) of ICAO Annex 1 and its amendments. This Regulation has been modelled upon similar regulations implemented by other member states to ensure latest industry practices are considered.

(c) CAA has established a designated Safety Regulations Department (SRD) to control the rulemaking process. Civil Aviation Industry of the Sultanate may contact this department in case of having any query on the CAA regulations or to submit their feedbacks, with the objective of improving CAA Regulations.

Note: Please find more information on rulemaking process as described within CAR-11.

(d) The editing practices used in this document are as follows:

1. "Shall" is used to indicate a mandatory requirement within the contents of a Regulation.

2. "Should" is used to indicate a recommendation and normally is used in the contents of an AMC.