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It also confirms continued use of certificate quality paper for medical certificate issuance and renewal, and states that airmen photos will no longer be displayed. 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Certificate quality paper usage for issuing pilot licences ends on that date, the Authority resumes hard plastic cards for Air Traffic Controllers and pilots, and licence photos are no longer displayed.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},388727,1790600868,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",{"doc_id":79,"user_id":84,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":85,"doc_module":4,"category_id":86,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":87,"file_id":88,"file_url":89,"file_type":90,"file_size":91,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":86,"language":92,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":93,"faqs":94,"seo_title":95,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":96,"read_time":97,"preview_page_count":4},1374402968488,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0",7,"# Flight Safety NotificationGeneral\n\nFlight Safety Notifications(FSNs)are not mandatory in nature,but provide means such asguidance,methods,procedures and practices acceptable to the Authority for complying withregulations and other requirements in a systematic manner.These are not necessarily the onlymeans of compliance.FSNs may also contain explanations of regulations,other guidancematerial,best practices or information useful to the aviation community.Unless incorporated intoa regulation by reference,FSNs are not regulatory and do not create or change a regulatoryrequirement.A change of a regulatory requirement may come in the form of a Directive.A FlightSafety Notification is not a Directive.                           \n# Changes to Airmen Personnel Licences and MedicalCertificates\n\n## Reason for Revision\n\nAdditional licence types have been transitioned to the plastic card format.  \n## Purpose\n\nThe purpose of this Flight Safety Notification(FSN)is to inform the aviation industry of theresumption in the use of plastic cards and the change in appearance,for the issue of StudentPilot Licences(SPLs)and the issue,addition of ratings and renewal of Air Traffic Controller(ATC),Aeroplanes and Helicopters for Private Pilot Licences(PPL &PPH),Commercial Pilot Licences (CPL&CPH),Airline Transport Pilot Licences(ATPL &ATPH),by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority(JCAA),in accordance with Jamaica's Civil Aviation Regulations(CARs),2012,as amended.Thelicence card bearing a measurement of 3.375”×2.125”remains unchanged.  \nAdditionally,this FSN also serves to notify the aviation industry of the continued use of certificatequality paper for the issue and renewal of medical certificates,by the JCAA,pursuant to theJamaican Civil Aviation Regulations(CARs),2012,as amended.  \nThis FSN supersedes FSN-GN-2024-01 for SPL,ATC,CPL,CPH,ATPL and ATPH.  \n## References\n\n1)International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)Annex 1  \n2)CARs,2012 as amended,Eight“A”Schedule,Subsection 8.018 and its appendices.  \n3)CARs,2012 as amended,Eight“B”Schedule,Subsection 8.715  \n4)FSN-GN-2024-01  \n## Applicability\n\nThis FSN applies to all airmen holding a Jamaican issued licence as follows:  \n1)Student Pilot Licence holders  \n2)Air Traffic Controllers.,  \n3)Private Pilot Licence holders(PPL&PPH)  \n4)Commercial Pilot Licence holders(CPL&CPH)  \n5)Airline Transport Pilot Licence holders(ATPL &ATPH)  \n6)Holders of a Class 1,Class 2 and Class 3 Medical Certificates  \nTHE LICENCES WILL NO LONGER DISPLAY AIRMEN PHOTOGRAPHS.  \n## Effectivity\n\nThis FSN will take effect on Tuesday,January 20,2026.  \n## Definitions\n\nNot applicable  \n## Background\n\nDue to technical difficulties experienced with the previous Personnel Licensing ApplicationSystem,the JCAA has issued licences using certificate quality paper.The use of certificate qualitypaper will cease effective January 20,2026,for the issue of Private Pilot,Commercial Pilot andAirline Transport Pilot Licences.The use of certificate quality paper ceased December 17,2025for Student Pilot and Air Traffic Controllers.The Authority resumes the use of hard plastic cardsfor Air Traffic Controllers and all pilot licence types.Other licence types will transition to the hardplastic type on a phased basis.  \nCurrent lcenсеs - 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