KCAA Cabin Crew flashcards

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CMC issuing authority

In Kenya, the Cabin Crew Member Certificate is issued by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority under the personnel licensing framework, after the applicant satisfies training, medical and competency requirements.

Purpose of the CMC

The certificate is documentary evidence that the holder is qualified to perform cabin crew safety duties; it is personal, non-transferable, and does not by itself authorise a specific aircraft type.

Minimum age for CMC

An applicant for a Cabin Crew Member Certificate must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application, in addition to meeting training and medical requirements.

Approved training requirement

Initial cabin crew training must be completed at an organisation approved for that purpose, covering emergency procedures, evacuation, firefighting, first aid, dangerous goods and crew resource management.

Medical fitness for cabin crew

The applicant must hold a valid medical assessment confirming fitness to perform cabin crew duties, including the ability to operate oxygen equipment and to assist passengers during an evacuation.

Language proficiency requirement

The holder must be able to read, speak and understand the language used in passenger briefings and crew communications, normally English, sufficiently to convey safety instructions accurately.

CMC validity period

The certificate is issued for a prescribed limited period, commonly 24 months; renewal depends on completing recurrent training and a competency check before the stated expiry date.

Recurrent training requirement

Before renewal, the holder must complete recurrent training and checking that refreshes emergency equipment use, evacuation drills, first aid and type-specific procedures, with a satisfactory competency assessment recorded.

Competency check content

The check verifies practical performance in evacuation, door and exit operation, firefighting, use of oxygen and protective breathing equipment, first aid and passenger handling, and is recorded by the operator.

Type-specific authorisation

A valid CMC does not permit duty on a particular aircraft type until the holder completes type-specific training or familiarisation and is assessed competent for that type.

Lapsed certificate rule

If recurrent training or the competency check is not completed before the certificate expires, the holder may not serve as required cabin crew until the prescribed requalification is completed.

Carrying the certificate

The cabin crew member must keep the CMC available for inspection during operations and present it on request to an authorised inspector, the operator, or a foreign authority as applicable.

Grounds for suspension

The authority may suspend or revoke a CMC for incompetence, falsified training records, loss of medical fitness, or conduct endangering safety, after due process.

Surrender on demand

A holder whose certificate has been suspended or revoked must surrender it when required by an authorised officer and must not exercise cabin crew privileges in the meantime.

Change of name on CMC

A legal change of name requires application for reissue of the certificate with supporting documentation; the holder may not alter the existing document by hand.

Lost or damaged CMC

Loss, theft or damage must be reported and an application for a replacement made; the holder must not operate using an unofficial copy of the certificate.

Operator record-keeping duty

The operator must maintain training, checking, qualification and duty-time records for each cabin crew member and retain them for the period prescribed by the authority.

Cabin crew duty definition

A cabin crew member is a crew member, other than flight crew, assigned by the operator to perform safety duties related to the cabin and passengers during flight operations.

Required cabin crew number

The number of required cabin crew is determined by the operator's certification basis and evacuation capability, and only holders of valid, type-appropriate CMCs may be counted.

Initial safety training scope

Initial training covers aircraft familiarisation, exit operation, evacuation management, decompression, firefighting, dangerous goods, survival, aviation medicine and crew resource management.

Dangerous goods competence

Cabin crew must be trained to recognise and handle dangerous goods incidents in the cabin and to report undeclared dangerous goods, with competence recorded against the certificate holder.

Crew resource management training

CRM training develops coordination, communication, leadership and decision-making among crew; completion is part of the qualification evidence supporting issue and renewal of the CMC.

Medical validity expiry

If the medical assessment expires, cabin crew privileges lapse even though the certificate document remains unexpired; both must be valid for duty.

Foreign licence acceptance

Operations under a foreign cabin crew licence depend on validation or acceptance by the authority and the operator's requirements; the foreign document is not automatically equivalent to a CMC.

Privileges of the CMC

The certificate authorises the holder to act as a cabin crew member on aircraft types for which the holder is currently trained and checked, subject to valid medical and recency.

Limits of CMC privileges

The certificate does not authorise flight crew duties, instruction or examination unless separately approved, nor operations on types or in conditions outside the holder's training.

Inspection by authority

Authorised officers may inspect certificates, training records and operations at any reasonable time; refusal or obstruction is itself a ground for enforcement action.

Falsification consequence

Providing false information or falsified training records to obtain or renew a CMC is a serious contravention that can lead to refusal, suspension or revocation of the certificate.

Recency before operating

Beyond holding a valid CMC, the crew member must be current on the aircraft type, having completed recent take-offs and landings or equivalent operator-prescribed recency requirements.

Operator responsibility for competence

The operator must ensure each cabin crew member is trained, checked and competent before assignment, and must not roster anyone whose CMC, medical or recency is invalid.

Appeal against decision

A holder affected by refusal, suspension or revocation may seek review through the channels provided in national civil aviation legislation and the authority's published procedures.

Interface with security clearance

A valid CMC does not replace airport or operator security clearance and identification; crew must also satisfy aviation security requirements for access to restricted areas.