{"id":9917,"date":"2024-08-06T23:40:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=9917"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:40:15","slug":"how-to-obtain-airline-transport-pilot-licence-atpl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/how-to-obtain-airline-transport-pilot-licence-atpl\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Obtain Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span id=\"Apply_in_Person\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Apply in Person<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">To obtain an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), has to complete and submit the prescribed\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/sites\/default\/files\/forms\/O-PEL004%20Application%20for%20Issue%20or%20renewal%20of%20an%20ATPL_0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Application for Issue or Renewal of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Form O-PEL004 application form.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">This form can be obtained by visiting the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/kcaa.or.ke\/contacts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Branch Offices<\/a>\u00a0or by downloading it from their\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">KCAA Website<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">After filling the application documents you are required to submit them to the KCAA office or you can forwarded them to the:-<\/span>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dt><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Director General,<\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Kenya Civil Aviation Authority,<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">P. O. Box 30163-00100,<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Nairobi, Kenya,<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">After filling the application documents you are required to submit them together with all the required documents. These documents include:-<\/span>\n<dl>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(i). Aeronautical Experience Form showing the breakdown of the required flight hours.<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(ii). Summary of flying experience form<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(iii). Application form for English Language Proficiency endorsement<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(iv). Application form for Flight Radio Telephony Operator\u2019s License<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(v). A valid Medical Certificate &#8211; Class 1<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(vi). Four passport size photographs &#8211; full face (2cm by 2.5cm);<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(vii). A photo Identification Card or Passport and a copy of the same<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(viii). Certified copies of the last 2 pages of the personal logbook.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">You are also to proceed to pay the prescribed application fees and submit the payment receipt to together with the application documents.<\/span>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">An application fee of KSh. 8,000 is charged for the process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A processing time of 7 days is needed to complete the processing of the Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), after which you will be contacted through a phone call to collect your new license at the KCAA offices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">You will be required to carry your identification documents when collecting your new license.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"DisplayThirdAdvertRectangle\"><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Required_Documents\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Required Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Fully Completed ATPL prescribed application forms as follows;<\/span>\n<dl>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(i). Application Form for Issue, re-issue and renewal of ATPL\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/sites\/default\/files\/forms\/O-PEL004%20Application%20for%20Issue%20or%20renewal%20of%20an%20ATPL_0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Form O-PEL004<\/a>;<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(ii). Aeronautical Experience Form showing the breakdown of the flight hours you should have.<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(iii). Summary of flying experience form<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(iv). Application form for English Language Proficiency endorsement<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(v). Application form for Flight Radio Telephony Operator\u2019s License<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A valid Medical Certificate &#8211; Class 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Four passport size photographs &#8211; full face (2cm by 2.5cm);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A photo Identification Card or Passport and a copy of the same<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Certified copies of the last 2 pages of the personal logbook. These pages show the latest flying experience certified by the pilot\u2019s supervisor, who will certify the relevant logbook entries by endorsing his signature and license number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Payment of the prescribed fees (Kshs. 8,000)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"NoMobileDisplayMainAdvert\"><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Eligibility\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Eligibility<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Have a valid Class 1 Medical Certificate issued under KCARs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Meet at least one of the following requirements\u2014<\/span>\n<dl>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(i). Hold a valid and current Commercial Pilot License and an instrument Rating;<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(ii). Meet the experience requirements for Conversion of the Kenyan Military Pilots\u2019 License to qualify for a Commercial Pilot License, and an Instrument Rating if the person is a rated military pilot or former rated military pilot; or<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(iii). Hold either a foreign Airline Transport Pilot License or a foreign Commercial Pilot License and an instrument rating issued by another Contracting State.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Pass the required practical test for the specific aircraft type to be endorsed on the license.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Pass an Instrument Rating test<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Pass the English Language Proficiency exam and attain either of<\/span>\n<dl>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(i). Operational Level (Level 4); Valid for 3 years<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(ii). Extended Level (Level 5); Valid for 6 years<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(iii). Expert Level (Level 6); Valid for Life<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The pilot should have not less than one thousand five hundred hours of flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes or helicopter not less than one thousand hours of flight time as a pilot of helicopter, and credit for such experience shall be limited to a maximum of 100 hours, of which not more than 25 hours shall have been acquired in a flight procedure trainer or a basic instrument flight trainer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Fees\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Fees<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A fee of Ksh 8,000 is charged for this application<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Validity\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Validity<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">An Airline Transport Pilot Licence with an aeroplane or rotorcraft (helicopter) category rating shall be valid\u2014<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<dl>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(a). for a holder who is less than forty years of age, from the date the licence is issued or renewed by the Authority, for a period of the remainder of the twelve month validity of the holder\u2019s Medical Certificate; or<\/span><\/dd>\n<dd><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">(b). for a holder who is forty years of age or more, from the date the licence is issued or renewed by the Authority for a period of the remainder of the six months validity of the holder\u2019s Medical Certificate.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A report of medical fitness for the Airline Transport Pilot Licence is valid for 12 months for pilots under 40 years and 6 months for pilots above 40 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Documents_to_Use\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Documents to Use<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/sites\/default\/files\/forms\/O-PEL004%20Application%20for%20Issue%20or%20renewal%20of%20an%20ATPL_0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Application for Issue or Renewal of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Form O-PEL004<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"DisplayLinkAdvertInArticle\"><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Processing_Time\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Processing Time<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The processing time is seven days.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<h2><span id=\"Instructions\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Instructions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The applicant should \u2013<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Complete the ATPL prescribed application form,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Complete the flying experience summary form,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Submit Class 1 Medical Certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">All the required documents which include; the original log book or an acceptable record of flying experience dully certified by the instructor and examiner that the student is qualified and competent to hold the license sought.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Pay the applicable fees and submit the payment receipt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Wait for the processing period to elapse then collect your ATPL license.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Required_Information\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Required Information<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Full names<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Postal and physical address<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Date and place of birth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Nationality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Gender<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Name of Aviation Training Organisation where you got instructed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Particulars of licences already held (Place and Date of Issue , Type of Licence, Number and Expiry Date )<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Category, Class and\/or Aircraft Type (if required) for which the Licence is required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Instrument Rating held and state date of last test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Total Instrument Flying Hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Hours Flown (Totals to Date , Totals since renewal, Totals last 6 months)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Co-pilot details<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Whether yet examined for and obtained a medical certificate in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Whether you are able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language in accordance with the English language proficiency requirements of the Civil Aviation Regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Whether you have met all the requirements for the issuance of this licence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Declaration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Signature of Applicant<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Date of Application<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"Need_for_the_Document\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Need for the Document<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">An Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) is the highest level of aircraft pilot certificate. Those certified as airline transport pilots (unconditional) are authorized to act as pilot in command on scheduled air carriers&#8217; aircraft.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Pilots must hold an ATPL before they can be pilot in command on an aircraft with 9 or more passenger seats.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Information_which_might_help\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">More Information\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Present a photo Identification Card or a Passport as a form of identification, details of which should be the same as the personal information provided on the prescribed application form; and if the applicant\u2019s identity cannot be verified, the application will be rejected, and the applicant will have to return with the proper identification.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Other_uses_of_the_Document.2FCertificate\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Other uses of the Document\/Certificate<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">This license is one of the requirements needed when applying for a Multi-crew Pilot Licence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"External_Links\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">External Links<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/sites\/default\/files\/act\/CIVIL%20AVIATION%20ACT%2C%202013.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Civil Aviation Act<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/sites\/default\/files\/regulation\/Legal_Notice_No_95.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">Personnel licensing<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Office_Locations_.26_Contacts\" class=\"mw-headline\" style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Office Locations &amp; Contacts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Kenya Civil Aviation Authority &#8211; Head Office<\/b>,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Aviation House, Jomo Kenyatta<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">International Airport, Nairobi<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Tel: +254 020 827470-75<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Mobile: +254 728 606 570, +254 709 725000<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">+254 728 606 586, +254 734 000 491, +254 734 000492<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Fax: + 254 020 822300<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">P.O. Box 30163 -00100 Nairobi<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Email:\u00a0info@kcaa.or.ke<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Website:\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kcaa.or.ke\/contacts\" rel=\"nofollow\">KCAA Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply in Person To obtain an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), has to complete and submit the prescribed\u00a0Application for Issue or Renewal of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)\u00a0&#8211; Form O-PEL004 application form. This form can be obtained by visiting the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority\u00a0Branch Offices\u00a0or by downloading it from their\u00a0KCAA Website. 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