Prohibited Work

[Kalavo]

I've been offered a job with a Thai airline, who from a farang perspective seems very disorganised which makes me worry, but then again, TiT.

What flying is a pilot employed by a thai company with a work permit and Thai commercial pilots license allowed to do?

Some of the references I find on the internet referring to "List Annexed to the Royal Decree Naming Occupations and Professions Prohibited to Foreigners, B.E. 2522 (1979)" state that "Driving or operating a passenger vehicle with or without a motor, except piloting a commercial aircraft that flies internationally." is prohibited to foreigners, but the copy on the thaivisa site does not list this, it does have ". Land, water & ie. transport" that doesn't make sense to me.

Am I allowed to fly as a pilot on international operations transporting passengers and/or freight?

Am I allowed to fly as a pilot on domestic operations transporting passengers and/or freight?

Am I allowed to train other people to fly?

Am I allowed to ferry aircraft from Australia to Thailand that have been sold to a Thai national?

Any help would be greatly appreciated (Given the disorganisation it sounds like a big enough already without the threat of a detention centre/persona non grata which automatically prohibits me flying for an international airline else where).

I'm Australian and 22 years old if this makes a difference.

Thank you for your help!

Regards,

Ben

[Rooo]

22 Flying a commercial Jet? With people? Real People?

[Kalavo]

22 Flying a commercial Jet? With people? Real People?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Legal minimum to hold an air transport pilots license is 21 (fly as a captain of any multi crew aircraft, copilot can be 18). Not uncommon to see people flying for Qantas from the age of 20 as second officers. Youngest captain I know of on jets is 28.

There was a stage in Australia if you weren't picked up by an airline by the time you turned 24, you were considered too old.

[samran]

I was able to legally fly a plane in Australia before I could drive. Funny having my dad having to me to Morrabbin Airport when I was 16, but I was then able to jump into a cessna and buzz around in the training zone all by myself practising stalls, taking off and landing.

If my eyesight hadn't started going down hill I would have continued it as a career. But alas, I became an economist........

[astral]

I would not worry too much.

If the airline can get the work permit, they will worry about what routes you fly.

I doubt the Labour dept will be concerned.

Influence is the name of the game.

[sriracha john]

I'm 22 years old if this makes a difference.

Just when people thought that Phuket Air couldn't possibly get any worse.....

[peter991]

I feel confident when I fly from Australia to Bangkok and hear the Captain introduce himself with an American or British voice/accent. It is not uncommon to have a farang pilot and 'native' first officer/co-pilot on Thai Airways, Royal Brunei Air or Singapore Airlines.

[chuchok]

I feel confident when I fly from Australia to Bangkok and hear the Captain introduce himself with an American or British voice/accent. It is not uncommon to have a farang pilot and 'native' first officer/co-pilot on Thai Airways, Royal Brunei Air or Singapore Airlines.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I do agree a little bit, however, no offence to Kalavo, I would prefer if the pilot was older than 22.

[Kalavo]

Just when people thought that Phuket Air couldn't possibly get any worse.....     

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hehe, not Phuket Air As much as I'd love to fly a 747, there are some things I refuse to go flying in, already had enough interesting experiences in Australia flying for dodgy operators! (general aviation, airlines here as far as I know are fine)

Also lucky the aircraft I've been asked to fly is currently based in Australia and maintained by a well known company... I'm amazed how some of the airlines in Thailand avoid the "mai pen rei" attitude! We had three ex-RTAF aircraft here that needed around 8000 man hours of maintenance to bring them back to Australian standards (lovely to fly once they were back in the air though!!! )