PART FCL Flight Licenses

FAQ

You will find answers to the most common questions concerning Part-FCL licences by consulting the section on Frequently Asked Questions for Part FCL Licences.

Informative Circular. On the change of endorsement in the pilot’s licence of the single-engine turbine aeroplane (SET) class rating, click here.

Informative Circular. On the change of endorsement on the examiner's certificate for the single-engine turbine aeroplane (SET )class rating, click here.

Application forms for licences, ratings, certificates and language proficiency

If you are a PART FCL licence applicant or holder, you can apply for the procedures associated with your licence using the forms available for this purpose:

Formalities associated with General Aviation licences (LAPL, PPL, SPL, BPL).

• Application for General Aviation Licences and Ratings

Formalities associated with professional licences (CPL, MPL, ATPL).

The procedures associated with professional licences shall be applied for using the single application form.

• Single application for formalities associated with professional licences
  LIC-FCL-P01-F01 Application for formalities associated with professional licences New!

 What is the single application format?

  How is the single application format structured?

 FAQs

PART FCL license format with electronic signature

For the FCL license format with electronic signature please refer to the document Guide to the New Aircraft and Helicopter Pilot License Format.

To access the content of your license you will be the holder of NIF or NIE and electronic certificate. Link to Electronic Headquarters query pilot license content

In case of doubt contact us

Transfer of FCL license between member states EASA

The transfer of license involves the change of EASA aeronautical authority responsible for the license.

To request the transfer of the licence (change of aeronautical authority) you will send to EASA the documentation indicated for each case:

• If you wish to transfer your license to AESA please follow the instructions here
• If you wish to transfer your license to another EASA Aeronautical Authority, please follow the instructions provided here
   

Remenber: The documentation will be sent through some of the options envisaged for this purpose. You can check them here

In case of doubt about the documentation to be provided in each case, please contact us

Procedure for obtaining ATPL license

The ATPL licensing procedure requires compliance and accreditation of a number of requirements before performing the ATPL skill test

• By the applicant in the relevant aircraft category:
  • Meet and accredit prerequisites described in FCL.510 A(a) or FCL.510. H (a) of Regulation EU 1178/2011 [..]
  • Be holder of the certificate of theoretical subjects ATPL issued by AESA in force link to procedure.
    In the case of holder of theoretical subjects passed under the responsibility of another EASA Member State, he must be in possession of the accrediting certificate issued by the corresponding Aeronautical Authority.
  • Hold the certificate of accreditation of prior experience requirements described in FCL. 510 A (b) or FCL.510. H (b) of Regulation EU 1178/2011. To request it to AESA, it will proceed to send the corresponding application instance together with the documentation indicated therein:
    
    Application for ATPL(A) Pre-requirement and Experience Accreditation Certificate
    Application for ATPL(H) Pre-Requirements Accreditation Certificate and Experience
     
• By the examining party:
  For the purpose of conducting the ATPL expert test, the examining party must be expressly and previously authorised by AESA. For this purpose, the examining party must submit to AESA, with sufficient time and prior to the completion of the ATPL expertise test, its application and documentation:
   
• Certified by AESA
  • Application for appointment of an examiner for an ATPL skill test Updated!
• Certified by another Aviation Authority EASA
  •  Application form for ATPL Skill Test examiner designation Updated!

In all cases, both for applicants and for Spanish examiners and examiners authorised by other EASA Member States, the documentation will be sent through some of the options contemplated for it and never through email. You can consult the options to submit the documentation here

After assessing the suitability of the examining party, if applicable, the express designation of the examiner or Letter of Authorisation to conduct the ATPL skill test shall be issued.

Information Note and Historical Report and License Verification

• You can obtain the information note of the contents of the license (only content in force) through our AESA Electronic Headquarters link to process
• You can obtain the historical report (which includes non-current content) through our AESA Electronic Headquarters link to process

• Alternatively you have the possibility to request it through request instance and only in the case that you can not access through Electronic Headquarters 
  
  Request for Information Note, Historical Report of the license

The documentation will be sent through some of the options contemplated for this purpose. You can check the options here.

Third country licence verification ICAO/verification letter

The aeronautical authorities may request the verification of licences issued by AESA by making their request through the email address licpiloto.aesa@seguridadaerea.es

Acceptance of type or class ratings entered in ICAO Third Country license

If you find yourself exercising flight privileges of a valid ICAO third country licence rating, you can enter it on your PART FCL license.

You currently have the following options to enter it in your PART FCL license:

• With restriction on registration of third country ICAO
  In this case, the following application formats duly completed and signed together with the documentation indicated therein will be sent to AESA:
  
  LIC-FCL-P01-F01 Application Procedures associated with professional licenses
   
• Request for prior authorisation for the future entry of the authorisation without restriction to registration of third country ICAO
  In this case and provided that the requirements for this are met and proven, you can request the prior and express authorisation to carry out the skill test for the future entry of the rating, using the corresponding application format, together with the list of documentation indicated in it:
  
  Application for authorisation to take the skill test for the acceptance of a type rating endorsed on a licence issued by a third country
  
  The qualification acceptance skill test can be combined with obtaining ATPL. In this case, compliance with the requirements for the ATPL described heremust be demonstrated.

The documentation will be sent through some of the options contemplated for this purpose. You can check the options here

In case of doubt about the documentation to be provided in the options described in this section please contact us

ICAO Third Country Licensing Holders

Credit Recognition for ATPL Training Requirement ^Updated!

In accordance with Article 3(c) of Delegated Regulation 2020/723, EASA may grant full credit, as regards the requirements to complete a training course before passing the theoretical knowledge examinations and proficiency test, to holders of an ATPL licence issued by or on behalf of a third country in accordance with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention, provided that the holders have completed the experience requirements for the issuance of an ATPL in the relevant aircraft category set out in Subpart F of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, and provided that the third country licence contains a valid type rating for the aircraft used for the ATPL proficiency test.

To obtain the aforementioned credit recognition, you must send AESA the following application format, providing the documentation indicated in it:

• Application for granting credit. Article 3(c) of Delegated Regulation 2020/723 (Aircraft)
• Application for granting credit. Article 3(c) of Delegated Regulation 723/2020 (Helicopter)

The documentation will be sent through some of the options contemplated for this purpose. You can check the options here

License Conversion-BASA Agreement

If you are a licensee issued by the FAA, you may obtain the PPL(A) license under the BASA agreement. You can consult the published guide for
this Disclosure Guide- Conversion of aircraft pilot license and/or ratings issued by the FAA

To request the issuance of a license under the BASA agreement, we will send the application and documentation that is indicated in the same
Application for Conversion of Third Country License EU-USA BASA

The documentation will be sent through some of the options envisaged for this purpose. You can check the options here.

License Validation issued in Third Country ICAO

Validation is an authorisation granted in a document issued by EASA allowing holders of a pilot licence issued in accordance with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention by a third country to exercise, for a specified period of time, the same privileges as if they were holders of an EASA pilot licence. This figure is regulated by Section 2 of Delegated Regulation 2020/723, which sets out the different cases and requirements for obtaining that authorisation. Validation.

It should be noted that, in certain cases, in order to request to process the validation of a licence, a flight test must be carried out, which in the case of holders of CPL(A/H) or ATPL(A/H) licenses must be authorised by AESA prior to the completion of the same by means of an authorisation issued by AESA, to carry out the mandatory flight test, necessary to obtain the validation of the licence.

To request the corresponding validation modality, you must complete the application format and provide the documentation indicated therein.

• Application for validation of pilot licenses CPL, ATPL and other business activities. Plane
• Application for validation of pilot licenses CPL, ATPL and other business activities. Helicopter
• Request for validation of pilot licenses for non-commercial activities with and without IR
• Request for validation of pilot licences for specific tasks of limited duration
• Request for validation of pilot licences for specific non-commercial tasks (maximum 28 natural days-year)
• Application for extension of third country licence validation ICAO

The documentation will be sent through some of the options contemplated for it and never by email. You can consult the options to present the documentation here.

Rates

To carry out the process of settlement of the fees consult the procedure published on our website Rates | AESA

How to submit documentation

In accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, you have the following options to send us your request and documentation:

• Through our Electronic Headquarters of AESA link to process
• An electronic register of the General Administration of the State, the Administrations of Autonomous Communities or the entities that make up the Local Administration.
• In the Post Offices
• In the diplomatic representations or consular offices of Spain abroad.
• At the Registry Assistance Offices.
• Through postal service or in person at the offices of AESA in Madrid State Aviation Safety
  
  Agency-AESA
  Division of Licensing to Aeronautical Personnel
  Paseo de la Castellana 112
  28046.Madrid. Spain

In case of Spanish companies and entities or based in Spain only through General Request | Sede AESA

In case of representation in the formalities consult the following document Representation in the field of eGovernment 

Remember: documentation sent via e-mail is not processed

Interesting Information and Guide Material

• Information of interest

  • Information note on level 6 annotation of language proficiency. Accreditation criteria ¡New!

  • Mandatory teaching responsible declaration format in Spanish

  • Information note on amendments to the restrictions on Russian citizens with regard to obtaining pilot licences and aeronautical medical certificates, motivated by the CJEU judgment T-233/22 ¡New!

  • Compliance statement format ¡New!

  • Information note on the entry of the NO RNP APCH restriction on license ¡New!
     

  • Clarification Note FCL.740 regarding the revalidation of the MEP rating in simulator Information
    note on the automatic validation of PART-FCL licenses

  •  Attributions PBN
    Information note on the entry into force of the mandatory PBN privileges valid for the exercise of the IR rating
    Resolution of 30 June 2020of the Aircraft Safety Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency granting exemption from compliance with Article 4a.5) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Maintenance of flight rating by instruments without PBN elements) Information
    guide on PBN privileges for holders of IR
    Exemption PBN Exemption
     
  • Information on the licence format with electronic signature
    Note Information on the Change of License Format Resolution of 15 January 2021.
    Resolution of 15 January 2021 of the Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency on the issue of air and helicopter flight crew licences in electronic format, as well as annotation of the revalidation of ratings and certificates.
    Resolution of 19 June 2020 of the Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency on Electronic Licensing for Civil Aviation Personnel
     
• Guide Material
  
  Guide Material for the implementation of FCL 805 air advertising glider and trawl towing ratings
  Information on the entry into force of the flight test rating and FTI Information
  Note on the insertion of PART-FCL license ratings from ICAO licenses
  Information entry into force Aerobatic flight rating Criteria
  adopted by AESA on visual flight privileges implicit in flight crew licenses
  Instruction of 1 April 2013 of the Aviation Personnel Licensing Division instructing on the co-pilot annotation
  Instruction on the Certificate of Attributions to Aircraft

Regulations

You can consult the applicable regulations and regulations through Regulations licenses and aeronautical medicine | AESA

Contact with Aeronautical Personnel Licensing Division

If you have doubts about the procedures indicated in this section you can contact us through licpiloto.aesa@seguridadaerea.es

Requests for information about/regarding/ related to the status of an application should be sent directly to the mailbox licpiloto.aesa@seguridadaerea.es specifying the tracking number of the documents submitted to AESA or any other relevant information.

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