The Australian Civil Aviation Regulations provide for the recognition of foreign flight crew licences as the basis for issue of an Australian flight crew licence.
A holder of a valid foreign PPL, CPL or ATPL licence may convert to an Australian PPL for the relevant category (e.g. aeroplane) as on their existing licence without passing a theory exam.
A holder of a valid foreign CPL licence that has been issued by an ICAO Contracting State, may convert this licence to an Australian CPL by passing a two-part exam (each to be attempted separately), namely:
Both subject-parts (CHUF and either COSA or COSH) must be passed within prescribed period of time, referred to as a ‘window’.
A holder of a valid foreign ATPL licence that has been issued by an ICAO Contracting State, may convert this licence to an Australian ATPL, by passing a two-part exam (each Part to be attempted separately) and passing the ATPL flight test.
The conversion exam requires passes in the ATPL Human Factors exam (AHUF) and the ATPL overseas conversion exam (either AOSA or AOSH).
The parts must be passed within a prescribed period of time, referred to as a ‘window’.
Note: A Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC) course is a required pre-requisite to attempt the ATPL flight test. It is also a requirement to hold a multi engine command instrument rating for the issue of an Aeroplane ATPL. This requires a pass in the IREX exam and the instrument rating flight test.
The candidate shall contact CASA directly for assistance on the booking. The candidate may apply to CASA in writing by email ( [email protected] ) or by normal mail to the address below:
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
(Attn: Flight Crew Licensing – Special booking for Overseas Licence Conversion Exams)
PO Box 2005
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Important: Overseas candidates who plan to attempt the aeroplane overseas ATPL conversion exam must allow for the time involved in the correct sequencing of the air law part-exams and the possibility of failing one or more of the exams. CASA has mandatory re-training period which may prevent a candidate from booking an examination after having failed the same subject, three or more times.
The re-training period is a safety-related requirement therefore CASA will NOT reduce it on the basis of the overseas candidate having to leave Australia prior to the completion of the re-training period. If the candidate has an urgent requirement to leave Australia before passing the exams, then he/she should plan to re-sit the exam(s) on his/her return to Australia.
The candidate is personally responsible for taking these factors into account in the planning of his/her own availability for the exams.
Please Note: The price of our course includes postage to address’s within Australia. For postage to overseas countries we will provide a quote prior to dispatch.
A holder of a valid foreign ATPL licence that has been issued by an ICAO Contracting State, may convert this licence to an Australian ATPL, by passing a two-part exam (each Part to be attempted separately).
The conversion exam requires passes in the ATPL Human Factors exam (AHUF) and the ATPL overseas conversion exam (AOSA). The AOSA examination is a 3 hour exam requiring an 80% pass mark which covers the following unit codes for knowledge standards in Schedule 3 of the MOS – CLWA, AALW and AMET.
Note: It is also a requirement to hold a multi engine command instrument rating for the issue of an aeroplane ATPL. This requires a pass in the IREX exam and the instrument rating flight test.
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CASA examinations can only be conducted in Australia
The Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act allows professional qualifications like flight crew licences to be used in both Australia and New Zealand with very little restriction.
New Zealand pilots who wish to study or train for flight crew licences in Australia and then obtain a CASA flight crew licence, should first read the CASA Guide To Applying For Australian Flight Crew Qualification based on recognition of New Zealand Flight Crew Qualifications under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act.
Once you have a CASA flight crew licence and you wish to take it back to New Zealand and have a NZ CAA licence issued, you should read For Australian Pilots – getting your licence recognised in New Zealand from the NZ CAA website.
If you are coming to Australia you must contact CASA Flight Crew Licensing directly for confirmation of the requirements. DO NOT plan your study and flight tests until you have first confirmed exactly what is expected of you by CASA, after they have considered your personal circumstances.
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While our Practice CyberExams do not contain actual CASA exam questions, they are designed to ensure you become familiar with the style and workload involved in the actual CASA PEXO Exams and help you become familiar with the layout and format of the exams. The sole purpose of our Practice CyberExam system is to help you determine if you are fully prepared to attempt the actual CASA PEXO Exams for each subject.
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