License issued by Civil Aviation in HK SAR

About Pilot Licenses
PPL

Introduction
Requirements to obtain a PPL
Ground Examinations
Application Procedures

Ground Examinations

•  An applicant for a PPL is required to pass the following ground examinations, as appropriate:

        Navigation
        Meteorology
        Aircraft (General)
        Aircraft (Type)
        Human Performance
        Radio Telephony
        * for aeroplane:    Aviation Law, Flight Rules and Procedures (Aeroplane)
        * for helicopter:    Aviation Law, Flight Rules and Procedures (Helicopter)

•  The syllabuses for the PPL ground examinations are given in Part 2 Appendix A (for aeroplane) and Appendix C (for helicopter) of CAD 54.
•  The validity period for a pass in each examination is 12 months commencing from the end of the month in which the examination was passed.
•  For the conversion of a foreign PPL to a Hong Kong PPL, exemptions from examinations may be granted on the basis of previous examination results. Exemption details are stated in Part 2 Chapter 1 (for aeroplane) and Chapter 2 (for helicopter) of CAD 54.