<br/>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) tightens rules for foreign pilots. It will now be mandatory for foreign pilots wanting to fly in India to be well-versed in spoken English and get medical fitness certificates from Class-I Indian doctors.<br/><br/>Tightening the rules for allowing foreign pilots to operate in India after the May 22 Mangalore air crash that claimed 158 lives, the aviation regulator now wants them to get fitness certificates from Indian doctors apart from the ones which they may get from abroad.<br/><br/>Earlier, medical certificates from foreign countries were accepted by the DGCA, but the new draft rule now makes it mandatory for them to get their fitness certified by senior Indian doctors.<br/><br/>Though proficiency in English was made essential for pilots flying on the Indian sky after the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, the draft rules make it clear that a pilot would be allowed to validate his license in India only if he or she was proficient in the language to ensure proper communication with the air traffic control.<br/>