Zambia - Obtain Student Pilot License (SPL)
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ProcedureEdit
Apply In-Person:
- To apply for a student pilot license(SPL) in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Zambia Civil Aviation Authority, for the main office visit link.
- Make sure that all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page are available.
- Fill the application form provided in the office after understanding the guidelines properly.
- The license requirements are determined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- Submit the application with necessary attachments to the office.
- Approved applicants will be allowed for training with the license.
- Upon the completion of training, there will be an exam that will allow the holder to sustain the license.
- The exam will be conducted by the aviation authority and the passing of the test is necessary to get the license.
- The appointment of the exam can be booked on the following portal with an email address portal.
- When the exam is conducted successfully, the application will be eligible to keep the license after training.
- Pay the fee as per given in the “Fees” section of this page.
- Upon the satisfaction of the authorities, a provisional certificate will be accessible.
- The applicant gets the license in a stipulated period of time.
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Required DocumentsEdit
- NRC
- Passport(if non-Zambian).
- Full Grade Twelve (12) Certificate with Credits in Five (5) subjects, which include Physics/Physical Science, Geography, Mathematics, and English language.
- Prove of being medically fit by a qualified Aviation medical Doctor.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Zambia Civil Aviation Authority
Former Zambia Airways Technical Base,
Hangar 38/947M
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
P.O Box 50137,
Lusaka, Zambia
Phone:+260 211 251861 / 251677
Fax:+260 211 251841
Contact link.
EligibilityEdit
- The minimum age of the applicant should be 17 years and there is no maximum age.
- The applicants must have passed higher secondary with decent marks.
FeesEdit
- License Fee: K 1400.
- Training fee(if applicable): K 60,000.
ValidityEdit
- The validation shall be subject to the flight crew member satisfactorily passing written aviation law examination within a grace period of three (3) months from the date of validation in which case if the aviation law examination is not attempted or it is failed, the validation will be cancelled.
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Processing TimeEdit
- The processing time depends on the time taken in verification of documents submitted.
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InstructionsEdit
- The exam will be carried out in the following subjects:
- Aviation Law I and II
- Navigation
- Principles of Flight
- Meteorology
- Airframes and Engines
- Radio Telephony
- Flight Planning
- Aircraft Specific Type Technical
- Aircraft Performance
Required InformationEdit
- Name of applicant
- Age
- Postal and residential address.
- Marks of the qualifying test.
Need for the DocumentEdit
- The first pilot license one will need to obtain is a student pilot license to continue further as a commercial or other kind of pilot.
Information which might helpEdit
- A holder of a SPL cannot get employed as a Pilot for remuneration purposes.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
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