Skill Level: 1 | Assessing Authority: CASA
Job description
Flies aeroplanes to transport passengers, mail and freight, or provide agricultural, aerial surveillance or other aviation services. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include:
- preparing and submitting flight plans giving consideration to factors such as weather conditions and aircraft performance
- flying aircraft in accordance with established air traffic control and aircraft operating procedures
- providing flight information for flight crews and air traffic services staff
- controlling aircraft movements, and directing aircraft taxiing, take-offs and landings by radio
- providing pre-flight briefings and aeronautical information services
- completing cockpit preparations and external inspections to determine that aircraft are acceptable for flight
- monitoring aircraft performance and reporting on mechanical condition
- giving in-flight instruction, supervising solo flights, accompanying students on training flights and demonstrating techniques for controlling aircraft
Eligibility for skills assessment
To get a skills assessment, you must:
- hold Australian flight crew qualifications that would let you get a job in Australia as a pilot
- hold a CASA-issued commercial pilot licence (CPL) or air transport pilot licence (ATPL).
Criteria for a positive skills assessment
To be eligible to pass the skills assessment, you must:
- have at least a current level 4 Aviation English Language Proficiency (AELP) assessment
- pass the background security check.
- A relevant Australian qualification, if you don’t have Australian qualifications, you must convert your overseas equivalent.
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Source from: CASA
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