Why should professional pilots be members of their professional association? The myriad of individual reasons are generally drawn together in 3 groups:
- individual representation in the event of an incident at work,
- collective representation to negotiate pay and conditions, and
- collective representation to influence professional and regulatory bodies.
- coordinating and facilitating MA efforts in such areas as individual representation across borders (providing local legal assistance, mutual support coordination, etc.)
- setting policy at the global level to both influence ICAO Standards And Recommended PracticeS (SARPS) and to aid Member Associations who then seek to influence the National Aviation (safety) Authorities on the same issues
- representing pilot safety positions vis-a-vis ICAO.