FAQ Crediting CPL and MPL Licence

The ATO shall appoint an examiner for the skill test.

Foreign examiners shall notify us according to the requirements stated in the Examiner Differences Document (EDD) for Norway.

When a skill test is conducted under an ATO approved by another EASA-competent authority than us, a written pre-approval from the CAA Norway is required before conducting the CPL skill test.

Get in touch with an EASA-approved ATO to evaluate your experience. Credit given or training required is based on the recommendation from the ATO. This shall be approved by CAA Norway before any training for the licence issue can begin.

To enrol for the theoretical examinations, you must contact an EASA-approved ATO, who will recommend you for the theoretical knowledge examination after conducting the theoretical training course.

An EASA-approved English language proficiency assessor shall conduct the English language proficiency test.

Pilots who apply for a CPL or CPL/IR will have to undergo an approved theoretical training programme at an ATO covering all the subjects for the licence/rating in question. The course may be reduced in hours based on a recommendation by an ATO. After the training course is conducted, the ATO will recommend you for the theoretical knowledge examination.

You need an EASA Class 1 medical certificate issued by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority. We recommend you get an appointment for this examination as early as possible.  

The provisions in FCL.025 apply. Theoretical knowledge examinations taken in the UK before 1st January 2021 will be accepted. However, the theoretical knowledge examination is only valid for the issue of a CPL or CPL/IR for 36 months from the day the pilot successfully completes the theoretical knowledge examination.

As an example:

• You finished your EASA CPL or ATPL theoretical knowledge examination on the 25. August 2019. Your theory will then be valid for a Norwegian CPL/IR issue until 25. August 2022.
• You finished your EASA CPL or ATPL theoretical knowledge examination in 2017. Your theory is no longer valid for the issue of an EASA CPL/IR licence. Still, you may get credit as described under the question, "What is the theoretical examination requirement?".
  
  

Be advised that different rules apply if you are a holder of a 3rd country ATPL licence. See information under the ATPL category. The reason behind the difference in validity periods between a CPL/IR and an ATPL licence is the legal framework in Part-FCL and regulation (EU) 2020/723.

If a transfer of UK licence was not made before 31. December 2020, the medical certificate can no longer be accepted since it is now recognized as issued by a third-country authority.

The skill test form shall be sent together with copies of the following supporting documents:

• Valid ICAO licence (UK licence issued as Part-FCL licence),
• relevant flight logbook pages with "endorsements" and at least the last two pages (documenting currency and total flight time),
• valid ICAO and EASA medical certificates.
• English language proficiency test report.
  
  

The complete documents shall be sent to postmottak@caa.no in PDF format only. Zip folders or Maildrop email etc., attachments are not accepted.

Send it with a complete set of documents (all documentation in one mail), including the skill test form.

Fees are charged in accordance with BSL A 1-2 "Forskrift om gebyr til Luftfartstilsynet" and are subject to change. You will be invoiced the fee after we have received your application.