TG Pilot Recruitment 2017 1. INTRODUCTION 2. RECRUITMENT PROCESS 3. RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 4. TG PILOT APTITUDE & CIVIL AVIATION PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST GUIDANCE 5. RECOMMENDATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION An airline pilot is well recognized as one of the world s most prestigious occupations. And the reputation of a Thai Airways International (TG) pilot is second to none. To uphold that reputation as well as to maintain the high standard of safety, a recruitment team of diverse backgrounds and qualifications is involved in selecting eligible candidates to fill in the vacancies that arise from time to time. The pilot recruitment process is divided into two categories, Student Pilot and Pilot, each of which requires the following qualifications and requirements. 2. RECRUITMENT PROCESS Category 1 : STUDENT PILOT Qualifications - Thai national, male, not over 30 years of age (date of birth from 1 October, 1987 onwards) - Exempt from military service - University graduate with a bachelor's degree - Acquisition of TOEIC or THAI TEP. Validity must be from March 2016 onwards. * TOEIC test score of 650 or above * THAI TEP test score of 63 or above (THAI Test of English Proficiency is developed to follow THAI s English proficiency standard.) - Excellent health and good eyesight - Minimum height of 165 cms - No criminal records at the Royal Thai Police. Should any criminal or drunk driving records be found and such actions are considered harmful to the air safety or immoral to the pilot career, the company reserves the right to disqualify the candidate. Page 1 of 10
Applicants must follow the below instructions: Step 1 : Application 1. Application is via internet ONLY www.tgpilotrecruitment.com 2. After applying and printing out a pay-in slip for the application fee, applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of THB 1,000.- Payment shall be made at any Krungthai Bank branch. 3. Individually-assigned identification period to submit the printed application form to the recruitment staff will be 27 31 Mar 2017. 4. Place and time to proceed the identification (by appointment only) - Thai Airways International Public Company Limited 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road Bangkok 10900 Building 3, Floor 11 08.30-12.00 and 13.30-16.30 - EXCEPT weekends and public holidays 5. Each applicant will be given an applicant's ID to carry throughout the recruitment process. Step 2 : Basic Knowledge Test (Technical Comprehension Tests & Basic Aptitude Test) - Applicants will be given three sets of tests: 1. Tests of subject areas essential in pilot work namely mathematics, logics, natural science and technical. The tests also include general knowledge and THAI s general information. 2. Basic Aptitude Test such as Speed of Perception, Spatial Orientation, Memory, and Logical Thinking Test. etc. - Applicants must be at the test room on time. They must be properly attired and carry their applicant s ID and personal identity card. Writing instruments, computers, calculators, mobile phones, electronic devices and other personal belongings are not allowed in the test room. - Results of the Basic Knowledge Test will be announced in the website. - Applicants must pass the Basic Knowledge Test in order to qualify for Step 3, Interview. Step 3 : Interview - Applicants will be interviewed by the THAI Pilot Selection Committee. - Applicants must be at the interview room on time. They must be properly attired and carry their applicant s ID and personal identity card. - Results of the interview will be announced in the website. - Applicants must pass the interview to qualify for Step 4, Medical Examination. Page 2 of 10
Step 4 : Medical Examination - Applicants will be required to undergo a medical examination at the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force (a four-storey building on the left of Bhumiphol Hospital), 171 Phaholyotin Road, Bangkok 10220 - A non-refundable medical-examination fee will be paid by the applicant on the date of the examination. - Preparation guideline for the medical examination is to abstain from food 12 hours prior to the medical examination. A small amount of water may be consumed, if absolutely necessary. - Applicants must be in proper attire and bring along their applicant s ID, identity card and writing instruments. - Results of the medical examination will be announced in the website. - Applicants must pass the medical examination in order to qualify for step 6, Pilot Aptitude Test. Step 5 : Document Submission Before taking the Pilot Aptitude Test, applicants must submit required documents as follows : 1. ORIGINAL documents, with one copy of each are: - Four colored one inch photos (taken within three months prior to the application date) - Identity Card or Government Employee Card - House Registration Certificate - Documents of exemption from military service (สด.8 or สด.43) - Transcript - Degree Certificate or Certificate of expected graduation. - Certified score report of *TOEIC or *THAI TEP. Validity must be from March 2016 onwards. * TOEIC test score of 650 or above * THAI TEP test score of 63 or above (THAI Test of English Proficiency is developed to follow THAI s English proficiency standard.) 2. Place and time to submit the completed application form: (by appointment only) - Thai Airways International Public Company Limited 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road Bangkok 10900 Building 3, Floor 11 08.30-12.00 and 13.30-16.30 - EXCEPT weekends and public holidays Page 3 of 10
Step 6 : Pilot Aptitude Test - In compliance with international regulations that require professional airline pilots to pass the Pilot Aptitude & Civil Aviation Psychological Tests, Thai Airways International has commissioned a team of behavior scientists and psychologists from SIAP (Scandinavian Institute of Aviation Psychology), Sweden to assess the suitability of applicants to assume the job. - The Aptitude Test includes three steps as follows: Step 6.1 Written Test The written aptitude test is used to assess the applicants basic skills required for airline pilot work. It works as a screening out instrument covering areas such as Technical Comprehension, Perceptual Speed and Accuracy, Instrument Reading, Logical Ability, Spatial Ability, Short Term Memory and Numerical Understanding etc. Step 6.2 Teamwork Exercise Through different teamwork exercise, the test evaluates how the applicants cooperate, communicate and act. The ability to work in team and to execute leadership when needed has become essential in a high-tech and changing cockpit environment. In a group of five to seven persons, the applicants are given tasks to solve by collaborating with each other. Crucial areas that are covered in teamwork exercise are Cooperation/Teamwork Capacity and Attitude, Initiative/Pro-activity, Leadership, Drive/Motivation, Goal Orientation, Attentiveness, Decision Making and Communication Skills. Step 6.3 Individual Examination The last process of the Aptitude Test includes Computer Based Pilot Ability Test and Personal Interview. The former is designed to measure the applicants operational skills such as simultaneous capacity, stress tolerance, spatial ability, Vigilance and Alertness etc. The latter is a semi-structured interview that is organized so that the applicant is given the opportunity to expose reflections and opinions, life history and goals. Before the interview, the psychologist has collected all biographical information and results from all the previous steps. All facts information in combination with the information given by this concentrated individual interaction with the candidate displays the strengths and weaknesses of the applicants capabilities and potentials for pilot work. (Source: www.siap.se) CANDIDATES WHO FAIL TO PASS THE TESTS MAY RE-APPLY AFTER A LAPSE OF THREE YEARS. Step 7 : Aviation Psychological Test The Department of Civil Aviation s current regulation requires that all pilot candidates must pass their physical and mental check by the Institute of Aviation Medicine before they become eligible to hold Commercial Pilot License (CPL). Page 4 of 10
The Physical and Mental Check comprises the following: 1. Aviation Psychological Group Test - The test will be held at the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force during 08.00-12.00 The pilot candidates are recommended to have their breakfast and be at the test room no later than 07.30 They must bring along their identity cards and writing instruments. - A non-refundable test fee will be paid by each pilot candidate on the test date. 2. Aviation Psychological Individual Interview - The Interview will be arranged by Medical Psychologists. Date and time of the interview will be advised. Results of the Pilot Aptitude Psychological Tests will be reviewed by the Selection Board before the candidates undergo their flight training. Category 2 - PILOT Qualifications - Thai national, male, not over 42 years of age and be born on 1 October 1975 onwards. - Exempt from military service - Minimum height of 165 cms. - University graduate with a bachelor s degree - Good command of written and spoken English (acquisition of ICAO English Proficiency Level 4 or above) - No criminal records at the Royal Thai Police. Should any criminal or drunk driving records be found and such actions are considered harmful to the air safety or immoral to the pilot career, the company reserves the right to disqualify the candidate. - Currently flying fixed-wing aircraft only - Graduate of a flying school recognized by Thai Airways International PCL.* - Holding a Thai Commercial Pilot License ** with 200-flight-hour experience - Holding a Medical Certificate Class I issued by the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force only Remarks * THAI recognizes aviation schools that require requisite courses of continuous ground and flight courses. ** Eligible qualified pilot applicants shall maintain continuous exercise and experience on the aircraft as mentioned in the Regulations of the civil Aviation Board Number 75 on Privileges of Page 5 of 10
Holders of Pilot, Air Traffic Controller and Flight Dispatcher Licences. Article 6, Article 7 and Article 9 as follows: Article 6. The privileges under Article 3, Article 4 and Article 5 shall be exercised only if: 6.1 The licence holder has a Medical Assessment as required in the Regulations of the Civil Aviation Board on the qualifications of applicants for personnel currently applicable. If the Regulations of the Civil Aviation Board on the qualifications of applicants for personnel requires that the holder of a pilot licence shall have a Class 1 Medical Assessment but in fact such holder has only a Class 2 Medical Assessment, that licence holder shall have the privileges only pursuant to Article 3.2; 6.2 The holder of an aeroplane, airship, helicopter and powered-lift pilot licence flying on international routes, and the holder of an air traffic controller shall has proficiency in English used for aeronautical communication appropriate to the function to be performed in accordance with the rules specified by the Director General which shall have standards not lower than those established in Annex 1 (latest edition) to the Convention. Article 7. The privileges of the holder of a pilot licence under Article 3 shall be exercised only with the aircraft category, class and type as specified in the licence. However, for the purpose of training, testing, or specific purpose non-revenue, non-passenger carrying flights, the holder of a pilot licence has the privileges with the aircraft class and/or type approved in writing by the Competent Official. The privileges of the holder of a pilot licence under Article 3 shall be exercised only if the licence holder maintains competency and has the recent experience within preceding 90 days on that aircraft, including at least 3 takeoffs and at least 3 landings. If the holder of the pilot licence fails to have the recent experience under the provision of paragraph two, the licence holder will resume the privileges pursuant to the licence upon flying dual with a flight instructor or flying dual with a licence holder who has the recent experience as specified in paragraph two, including at least 3 takeoffs and at least 3 landings. Article 9. The holder of a pilot licence shall exercise the privileges of the instrument rating only if such rating is endorsed on the licence. It shall be deemed that the aeroplane airline transport pilot licence includes the instrument rating. The privileges under paragraph one shall be exercised only if the licence holder maintain competency and has the recent experience with actual flights, stimulated flights, flight simulation training device approved by the Department of Civil Aviation under instrument flight rules not less than 3 hours, including at least 3 instrument approaches. Page 6 of 10
If the holder of the pilot licence fails to have the recent experience under the provision of paragraph two, the licence holder will resume the privileges pursuant to the licence upon flying dual with a flight instructor in accordance with the rules specified in paragraph two. Applicant is required to exercise the above privileges within 90 days before the application date (07 August 2017). Applicants are to follow the below instructions: STEP 1 : Application 1. Application is via internet ONLY www.tgpilotrecruitment.com 2. Before the identification date, applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of THB 1,000.- Payment shall be made at any Krungthai Bank Branch. 3. Individually-assigned identification period to submit the printed application from to the recruitment staff will be 29-30 August 2017. 4. ORIGINAL documents with one copy of each are : - Four colored one inch photos (taken within three months prior to the identification date) - Identity Card or Government Employee Card - House Registration Certificate - Document of exemption from military service - Transcript and Degree Certificate - Aviation School certificate and transcript that indicate duration of the course - Flight hours of each aircraft training - Pilot s License - Pilot s Log Book (copy only the last three months), Medical Certificate Class I issued by the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force only. 5. Place and time to submit the completed application form: - Thai Airways International Public Company Limited 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road Bangkok 10900 Building 5, Floor 13 08.30-12.00 and 13.30-16.30 - EXCEPT weekends and public holidays 6. Each applicant will be given an applicant s ID to carry throughout the recruitment process. Step 2-7 (Except Step 4) are the same as STUDENT PILOT s with the exemption of Medical Examination and Aviation Psychological Test process. Page 7 of 10
3. PILOT RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 2017 3.1 PROGRAM FOR STUDENT PILOT RECRUITMENT 2017 01 28 Feb 2017 Public Relations period 01 17 Mar 2017 E-Application period 01 19 Mar 2017 Payment period 23 Mar 2017 Announcement of eligible applicants for ID period 27 31 Mar 2017 Submission of completed application form and issuing applicant s ID - by appointment only 22 Apr 2017 Announcement of eligible applicants for Basic Knowledge Test 25 Apr 2017 Basic Knowledge Test (Technical Comprehension Tests & Basic Aptitude Test) - 0800-1230 hours 29 Apr 2017 Announcement of Basic Knowledge Test results 15 26 May 2017 Interview Period 03 May 2017 Announcement of Interview results 05 Jun 07 Jul 2017 Medical Test Period - at the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force (a four-storey building located on the left of Bhumiphol Hospital) 171 Phaholyotin Road, Bangkok 10220 11 14 Jul 2017 Documents Submission 29 Jul 2017 Announcement of Medical Test results 12 Aug 2017 Aptitude Test - Step 1 / Group Written Test - 0830-1700 hours 02 Aug 2017 Announcement of test results 03 04 Aug 2017 Aptitude Test - Step 2 / Teamwork Exercise - 0830-1700 hours 05 Aug 2017 Announcement of test results Page 8 of 10
06 19 Aug 2017 Aptitude Test - Step 3 / Individual Examination (Computer test and Interview by two psychologists) at Chaophya Park Hotel 247 Rachadapisek Road, Bangkok 10400 07 Oct 2017 Announcement of the test results 24 Oct 21 Nov 2017 Aviation Psychological Test Period at the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force (a four-storey building located on the left of Bhumiphol Hospital) 171 Phaholyotin Road, Bangkok 10220 16 Dec 2017 Announcement of final results date to be advised Orientation & Contract Signing for new employees 3.2 PROGRAM FOR PILOT RECRUITMENT 2017 24 Jul 06 Aug 2017 Public Relations period 07 12 Aug 2017 E-Application period 07 14 Aug 2017 Payment period 19 Aug 2017 Announcement of eligible applicants for ID period 29 30 Aug 2017 Submission of completed application form and issuing applicant s ID - by appointment only 09 Sep 2017 Announcement of eligible applicants for Basic Knowledge Test 12 Sep 2017 Basic Knowledge Test (English Communication Skills & Technical Comprehension Testing) - 0800-1230 hours - at Thai Airways International PLC. (Head Office) 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok 10900 Building 3, 11 th floor 16 Sep 2017 Announcement of Basic Knowledge Test results 19 20 Sep 2017 Interview Period 23 Sep 2017 Announcement of Interview results 04 Oct 2017 Aptitude Test Step 1 / Group Written Test - 0830-1700 hours - at Thai Airways International PLC. (Head Office) 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok 10900 Building 3, 11 th floor Page 9 of 10
05 Oct 2017 Aptitude Test - Step 2 / Teamwork Exercise - 0830-1700 hours 06 Oct 2017 Announcement of test results 07 11 Oct 2017 Aptitude Test Step 3 / Individual Examination (Computer test and Interview by two psychologists) - at Chaophya Park Hotel 247 Rachadapisak Road, Bangkok 10400 16 18 Oct 2017 Proficiency Ride Check - at Thai Airways International PLC. (Head Office) 28 Oct 2017 Announcement of final results 31 Oct 2017 Orientation & Contract Signing for new employees 4. TG PILOT APTITUDE & CIVIL AVIATION PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS GUIDANCE The TG pilot recruitment process involves members of the THAI Pilot Selection Committee and the Scandinavian Institute of Aviation Psychology (SIAP) who are profoundly experienced in assessing the applicants qualifications for the job. The prime recruitment target is to select the suitable applicants possessing learning ability to fly the aircraft under normal and critical circumstances, and airmanship potentiality to respond to THAI highest priority - flight safety and security. 5. RECOMMENDATION The applicant may acquire adequate knowledge of a pilot career prior to the application by reading books and magazines or access to web-sites that focus or provide information on aviation. One significant tip is that the applicant analyzes his reasons for wanting to become a pilot. Extensive preparations and training for the aptitude test are neither required nor recommended as the tests will never re-appear in the same or alike versions. Preparations might perhaps reduce the level of performance. Experienced members of the selection team have revealed information that applicants who have studied and practiced the aptitude test before taking the actual aptitude test are unlikely to pass the test due to scores differences between paper examinations and real performance. The best preparations are to exercise a good command of English and to be ready to take the tests with a positive frame of mind and a healthy attitude. Page 10 of 10