License Issued by Civial Aviation in HKSAR

License issued by Civil Aviation in HK SAR

About Pilot Licenses
PPL

CPL

ATPL

Aircraft Rating

Instrument Rating

Privileges of Foreign License

An applicant for a professional pilot's licence is required to pass the following ground examinations at CPL or ATPL level as appropriate:

Group 1 (Navigation)
• Flight Planning and Flight Monitoring
• Navigation
• Instruments
• Meteorology Theory
• Meteorology Practical
• Radio Aids
• Human Performance
• Signals
• Radio Telephony
• * for aeroplane: Aviation Law (Aeroplane), [two papers]
• * for helicopter: Aviation Law (Helicopter), [two papers]

Ground Examinations

Group 2 (Technical)
• Engines
• Electric and Automatic Flight
• Loading
• * for aeroplane:

- Principle of Flight (Aeroplane)

- Airframe Systems (Aeroplane)

- Either Aircraft Technical and Flight Performance for aircraft whose MTWA exceeds 5,700 kg; or Aircraft Type Technical and the appropriate performance group examination for aircraft whose MTWA does not exceed 5,700 kg.

* for helicopter:

- Principle of Flight (Helicopter)

- Airframe Systems (Helicopter)

- Aircraft (Type)

The validity period of the results of the ground examinations of the respective group for licence issue is normally 12 months from the date of achieving a full pass. However, where the applicant is the holder of a Hong Kong CPL(A) the validity period of the results of the ATPL (A) ground examination is 7 years from the end of the year of the last validity date of either the Aircraft Rating of a multi-engined aeroplane or the Instrument Rating corresponding to that particular type, whichever is earlier.

About CPL
Requirements to obtain a Professional Pilot's Licence
Ground Examinations
General Flight Test (GFT)
Conversion of a foreign Professional Pilot's Licence