Apply In Person

1. An application for the renewal of a cabin crew member certificate/license shall be submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) office, not later than sixty (60) days prior to the date of expiry of the current license.CAAB Contact Details.
2. The application shall be made in writing in such a manner as prescribed by the CAAB office and shall be accompanied by all the supporting documentation as mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page and submitted to the CAAB head office, Personal Licensing unit for consideration, only if the applicant is a holder of a valid medical certificate or after ascertaining that your medical assessment has been assessed as “fit” by the Civil Aviation Medical Board (CAMB). This will be certified in the Aviation Medical Assessment application form. Any omission of the required information or documents will render the application process incomplete.
3. Upon receipt of the application, the Personal Licensing officers will check for discrepancies or ineligibility in the application documents. If a discrepancy that cannot be immediately corrected exists in any of the documents, the application and all the submitted documents will be returned to the applicant and should not be re-submitted until the discrepancy has been rectified.
4. If the Personal Licensing officer is satisfied that all the requirements have been met for the application for the license, the application is registered for processing and consideration.
5. Applicants will be required to pay prescribed fees of BWP 550.00 as mentioned on the CAAB fee schedule (refer to the “Fees” section of this page), which is payable either in cash at the CAAB cashier counter/accounts office or by cheque in favour of the CAAB.
6. The applicant is issued with a payment slip and an acknowledgment slip as proof of submission of the application and for inquiry referencing if the need arises.
7. After the successful screening of the submitted documents, a notice of the decision (Approval, Deferral, or Rejection) for the application will be communicated to the applicant by phone or mail after fourteen (14) working days of submitting the application.
8. Proceed to the CAAB personal registration and license office and present the acknowledgment letter and identity document and proof of payment of the license fee to be validated by the licensing office.
9. The applicant will be made to, sign on the signature pad/book and will be issued with the printed renewed license.
10. Cabin Crew Member Licences will normally be renewed for a full period of five years.

• Proof of required Safety and Emergency Procedure Training (SEPT) of the civil aviation personnel licensing regulation.
• A current class 2 medical certificate.
• Cabin crew certificate to be renewed
• Valid identity document (passport/Identity card)
• Endorsement on competency book. (Copies of the first 4 pages of this book should be in the application package).
• Recent passport size photograph
• Proof of payment of the renewal fee.
• Any other additional documents requested for be the CAAB

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF BOTSWANA (CAAB)
Head office
Physical Address: Plot 61920,
Letsema Office Park Fairgrounds Gaborone
P O Box 250, Gaborone
Telephone: +267 368-8200
Fax number: +267 391-3121 / 2222
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

OTHER CAAB BRANCH OFFICE
PG Matante International Airport
P.O. Box: 315, Francistown, Botswana
Telephone: +267 241 3420
Fax: +267 241 5855
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

Maun International Airport
P O Box 54, Maun
Telephone: +267 686 0238
Fax: +267 686 0238
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
P/bag SK9, Gaborone, Botswana
Telephone: +267 390 44 01
Fax: +267 390 45 57
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw

Kasane International Airport
P O Box 349, Kasane
Telephone: +267 625 0133
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw
CAAB Contact and Map Location
Website

• The applicant should be in possession of a valid/ expired cabin crew member certificate
• A holder of a cabin crew member certificate may apply for renewal if the holder has successfully completed the annual safety and emergency procedure training approved by the Authority every twelve months. This is proven by an endorsement of their competency book.

• A fee of BWP 550.00 is charged for the renewal application.

CAAB Fee schedule link

Note:
That these fee charges will be subject to change from time to time.

• The validity of the cabin crew member certificate/license shall be valid for five (5) years, unless suspended, revoked, or cancelled by the authority.
• Applicants need to apply for license renewal to CAAB at least sixty (60) days before expiry.

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Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The time frame for processing the application is fourteen (14) days provided all the required information and documents have been provided for processing.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&>
from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

• Full names
• Postal and physical address
• Date and place of birth
• Nationality
• Gender
• Contact details
• Particulars of current cabin crew license (license number, Date of Issue, Number and Expiry Date)
• Whether yet examined for and obtained a medical certificate in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations
• 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.
• Whether you have met all the requirements for the issuance of this license
• Declaration by the applicant (Signature/Date of Application)

• A person shall not act as a cabin crew member unless that person holds a valid cabin crews.

• 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’s identity cannot be verified, the application will be rejected, and the applicant will have to return with the proper identification.
• A holder of a cabin crew member certificate may apply for renewal if the holder has successfully completed the annual safety and emergency procedure training approved by the Authority every twelve months. This is proven by an endorsement of their competency book.

Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

CAAB Civil Aviation Regulations
CAAB Personal Licence

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