You may be asked by your employer or another national aviation authority to confirm your Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) or Flight Information Service Officer (FISO) licence or Radio Operator Certificate of Competence (ROCC) details issued by the UK CAA.
In such circumstances a verification is issued to confirm the licence or certificate details held by the authority.
Only ICAO compliant licences can be verified.
How do I apply?
To request a verification of a licence or certificate issued by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) you will need to complete the online Application for Verification of a Licence or Exam Issued by the UK CAA form (SRG1160).
How much does it cost?
A payment is required before you can submit the Application for Verification of a Licence or Exam Issued by the UK CAA application form (SRG1160). The fee will depend on how many parties need to receive a verification of your licence/certificate details. A fee is payable for each National Aviation Authority (NAA) or organisation that require verification.
The CAA Scheme of Charges: Personnel Licensing provides more information.
What do I need to send with my application?
When submitting the online form Application for Verification of a Licence or Exam Issued by the UK CAA (SRG1160), you will be asked to provide the details of the National Aviation Authority (NAA) or the organisation that requires the verification.
You will be asked to upload a certified copy of your licence if a licence verification is to be made to an NAA regulated by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Any supporting documents will need to be verified.
You will not be asked to upload any documents if a licence or certificate verification is to be made to an organisation or a third country International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) state.
How long will it take for my application to be processed?
This is covered at stage 4 of getting your licence verified, which is explained on this page under section 'What happens next?'.
We will then process the request and provide the verification directly to the NAA/company/airline in accordance with our current turnaround times.
What happens next?
The licence verification process is divided into four stages.
Stage 1
You submit your application, and we will process your request within our current turnaround times which is usually 10 working days of receipt of a complete application.
Stage 2
You will then need to contact the National Aviation Authority (NAA)/company/airline who require your verification to let them know you have submitted your application to the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Stage 3
The NAA/company/airline who require your verification must contact the UK CAA directly by email to pldverifications@caa.co.uk to request the verification.
Stage 4
We will then process the request and provide the verification directly to the NAA/company/airline in accordance with our current turnaround times.
For security and to help prevent fraud the CAA will only verify your licence details directly to the NAA/company/airlines.
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