Historical Background
Standards and Recommended Practices for Personnel
Licensing were first adopted by the Council on 14 April 1948
pursuant to the provisions of Article 37 of the Convention on
International Civil Aviation (Chicago 1944) and designated
as Annex 1 to the Convention. They became effective on
15 September 1948.
Table A shows the origin of subsequent amendments
together with a list of the principal subjects involved and the
dates on which the Annex and the amendments were adopted
by the Council, when they became effective and when they
became applicable.
Application of the PEL Standards