South Africa - Apply for Glider Pilot Licence Conversion

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Procedure

During lockdown, Applications are welcome through the email address of the South African Civil Aviations Authority.
Apply through email

1. To apply for a Glider Pilot Licence Conversion through email, the applicant has to lodge the application through email address of the South African Civil Aviations Authority.
2. The address and contact details of the South African Civil Aviations Authority can be found in the following link: Link
3. Download the Application for Glider Pilot Licence Conversion by clicking the following link: Link
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
6. Then, pay the applicable fees as directed to the relevant bank account. Find the information regarding payment in the office website or contact the office.
7. After paying the fees, make scanned copies of the required documents and the completed application form. Proceed to submit it through the following email address: [email protected]
8. Indicate the license number of the particular category that you are applying as the subject of the mail.
9. Then, the application will be forwarded to the concerned authorities for further verification processes.
10. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the revalidation check will be performed for the license.
11. When the results are ready to be collected, the applicant will be sent an SMS from the office and the applicant can collect them by themselves or arrange a courier service for collection.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Logbook certified copy (indicating key requirements)
• Identity document copy
• License document

Office Locations & Contacts

South African Civil Aviation Authority - Midrand Office,
Physcial Address:Ikhaya Lokundiza
Building 16
Treur Close
Waterfall Park
Bekker Street
Midrand
Postal Address:Private Bag X 73
Halfway House
1685
Tel: 011 – 545 1000
Fax: 011 – 545 1455
E-mail: [email protected]
Website Link

South African Civil Aviation Authority - Southern Region Office,
Physical Address: North Wing, 2nd Floor
Oval Business Park
Freight Rd, Matroosfontein,
Cape Town International Airport,
7525,
South Africa,
Postal Address: PO Box 174
Cape Town International Airport
7525
Tel: 021 – 934 4744
Fax: 021 – 934 1326
Website Link

Eligibility

Any Glider Pilot License holder, whose license needs a conversion under a particular regulation, can apply.

Fees

Please approach the authorities for fees details.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application for Glider Pilot Licence Conversion: Link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Related Videos

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.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicants should make a pre-booking in case if they want to collect the license by person. Click here to make a booking: Link

• Applicants are advised to go through the Civil Aviations Regulations for getting more relevant information about the regulations with respect to the license: Link

Required Information

• First Names and surname of the applicant
• ID number and other particulars
• License number
• Bank account details
• Address and contact details
• Fax number and Email address
• Aviation training organisation
• Aircraft type and Registration
• ATO number
• Training duration

Need for the Document

Any license holder, who had undergone training in terms of a different regulation and wants to convert his/her license under any such regulation, must apply in a prescribed format and notify the South African Civil Aviations Authority to get that amendment done in your license.

Information which might help

Information regarding payment can be found in the following document: Link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

Link

Others

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