Obtaining your Airline TransportPilots License

ATPL Practical Requirements:

Minimum age of 21 years

Class 1 medical certificate

General Radio Licence

Valid Commercial Pilot Licence Minimum of 1500 hours of flight time of which:

• 500 hours must be PICUS; or

• 250 hours must be as PIC, of which up to 150 hours may be PICUS; and

• 200 hours must be cross-country flight time, of which 100 hours may be as co-pilot or PICUS;

• 75 hours must be instrument time, of which not more than 30 hours may be acquired in an FSTD approved for the purpose; and

• 100 hours shall be night flight time as PIC or as co-pilot

ATPL Theoretical Requirements:

Six Examinations must be completed at ATPL level:

• Meteorology

• Radio Aids

• Instruments

• Navigation

• Flight Planning

• Aircraft Technical and General

ATPL Test:

The ATPL test must be completed in a multi-engine aircraft in an actual/simulated multi-crew and instrument flight rules (IFR) scenario, conducted by a designated flight examiner(DFE).

ATPL Privileges:

• The ATPL allows you to fly as the pilot in command or co-pilot in aeroplanes engaged in commercial air transportation.

• An ATPL holder also inherits all the privileges of a Private Pilot Licence (PPL), Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), and Instrument Rating (IR)