{"id":7600,"date":"2024-03-16T20:36:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=7600"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T09:13:50","slug":"pilot-licences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/aviation\/pilot-licences\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot Licences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HKCAD &#8211; Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department<\/p>\n<h2>Pilot Licences<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cad.gov.hk\/english\/ppl.html\">https:\/\/www.cad.gov.hk\/english\/ppl.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We need to prepare our self to be competent as an airline crew with various requirements at different stage, although the CX application page concludes in 6 points briefly:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A Hong Kong Permanent resident<\/li>\n<li>Graduated from secondary school with good passes in English language, Mathematics or Science; \u00a0a degree in any discipline will also be considered provided you meet the secondary school criteria.<\/li>\n<li>Physically fit and qualified for a Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) Class 1 Medical Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Able to meet our flight deck reach requirements<\/li>\n<li>Achieve\u00a0ICAO\u00a0(International Civil Aviation Organization) English Language Proficiency level 4 or above<\/li>\n<li>Aged 18 years or above<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.cathaypacific.com\/jobs\/cadet-pilot-cathay-pacific\">https:\/\/careers.cathaypacific.com\/jobs\/cadet-pilot-cathay-pacific<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More details can actually find at CAD website &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Key points and remark:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comply to <strong>CAD 54<\/strong> &#8211; Requirements Document : Pilot Licences and Associated Ratings\n<ul>\n<li>Part 1 General\n<ul>\n<li>Medical<\/li>\n<li>Language proficiency<\/li>\n<li>FRORL &#8211; Flight Radiotelephony Operator Restricted Licences<\/li>\n<li>Recording of flight time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Part 3 Professional Pilot&#8217;s Licences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAD 509(MPL)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Medical Requirements &#8211; valid Hong Kong <strong>Class 1 medical<\/strong> certificate<\/li>\n<li>Airline Transport Pilot&#8217;s Licence (<strong>ATPL<\/strong>)\n<ul>\n<li>pass <a class=\"collapsible active\">Theoretical Knowledge Examinations<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Group 1 (Navigation)\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Aviation Law (Paper A) (Aeroplanes or Helicopters)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Aviation Law: Flight Rules and Procedures (Paper B)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Flight Planning and Flight Monitoring<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Navigation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Instruments<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Meteorology Theory<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Meteorology Practical<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Radio Aids<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Radiotelephony<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Human Performance (Aeroplanes or Helicopters)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Signals<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Group 2 (Technical)\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Principles of Flight (Aeroplanes or Helicopters)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Airframe Systems (Aeroplanes or Helicopters)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Engines<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Electrics and Automatic Flight<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Loading<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>Aircraft Performance and Technical appropriate to the Aircraft Rating to be included in the licence<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Flight tests\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"collapsible active\">General Flight Test (GFT)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Section 1: Preparation for flight<br \/>\nSection 2: Cross-country flight<br \/>\nSection 3: Basic aircraft handling<br \/>\nSection 4: Instrument flying<br \/>\nSection 5: Night flying (if such privilege is to be included in Professional Pilot&#8217;s licence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"collapsible active\">Instrument Rating (IR) Flight Test<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Section 1: Flight preparation<br \/>\nSection 2: Take-off and climb<br \/>\nSection 3: En-route<br \/>\nSection 4: Holding<br \/>\nSection 5: Precision and missed approaches<br \/>\nSection 6: Non-precision approach and if applicable, GNSS approach (for Initial IR Flight Test only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"collapsible active\">Aircraft Rating (AR) Flight Test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Flying Experience Requirements (including IR flying hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eJbQj5eZ0Q\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/aviation\/cad-54-pilot-licences-and-associated-ratings-requirements-document\/\">CAD 54 &#8211; 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