Section 68, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

The Director-General may, in the discharge of certificationand inspection responsibilities, validate the actions of the Civil Aviation Authority of another State in lieu of taking the specific action, with the following restrictions - (a) for actions on airman or airworthiness certificates, the other State must be a signatory to the Chicago Convention and be fulfilling their obligations under the Chicago Convention with respect to the issuance and currency of these certificates; (b) for actions applicable to Air Operators, the Director-General must exercise discretion andrequire supporting documents and the Director- General shall ensure that, when validation is based on the actions of another Civil Aviation Authority, there is no information to indicate that State does not meet their obligations under the Chicago Convention regarding certification and ongoing validation of their air operators.