Validate an ICAO licence for non-commercial activities

Complete the Application for the Validation (or extension of Validation) of a Flight Crew Licence Issued by an ICAO Contracting State application form (SRG2139) with supporting documentation

Skill test

If you are applying for a non-commercial validation, without an instrument rating, you must complete a licence skill test, most likely a Private Pilot Licence (PPL) skill test with an authorised Part-FCL UK examiner.

If you are applying for a non- commercial validation with instrument privileges, you will need to complete a skill test for instrument rating and the type or class ratings relevant to the privileges you are applying for.

Language proficiency

You will need to demonstrate language proficiency, and this must be tested by a UK examiner. If you don’t pass your language proficiency test, you will need to attend a UK Training Organisation.

Medical

You will need to obtain a UK Part MED Class Two Medical Certificate if you do not hold at least a full ICAO class II medical certificate.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Class II medicals are not International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) compliant.

Verification of a third country ICAO licence

You will need to obtain a letter of verification from the national Aviation Authority that issued your licence by applying for a third country verification.

Once the requirements above have been met, Application for the Validation (or extension of Validation) of a Flight Crew Licence Issued by an ICAO Contracting State application form (SRG2139) may be submitted by email to pilotvalidation@caa.co.uk. with supporting documentation listed on this page.

The cost of the application fee for validating an ICAO licence for non-commercial activities is £394.

You will need to include the following information with your application:

Examiner report following completion of licence skill test if you are applying under Article 7. If you are applying under Article 6, you will need to undertake a skill test for instrument rating and the type or class ratings relevant the privileges you are applying for This must have been conducted by an examiner who holds a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) examiner certificate. 

Proof of your ID (This can be a certified copy of your valid passport/full UK photographic driving licence, or a close up photo of you holding your ID in which your face and ID are clearly visible).

Letter of Verification from the issuing authority of the pilot’s licence.

Logbook evidence, which must be sent as copies of your logbook pages showing the hours requirement has been met.

Evidence that you are current and valid on the aircraft type and instrument rating (if applicable) you wish to have the validation issued on. This maybe the certificate of revalidation page or logbook pages showing the flight reviews, or licences where there is no certificate of revalidation.

Copies of your ICAO licence and ICAO medical.

To apply you must hold:

• A current and valid International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) licence and medical (this means a valid licence, with a valid rating with a valid ICAO compliant medical certificate).
• Any class or type ratings you intend to fly with this validation must also be current and valid including the instrument rating, if applicable.
• A minimum experience of at least 100 hours as pilot in the relevant category of aircraft.

The following must be met:

• The aircraft you intend to fly is registered in the UK,

or

• The operator’s Principal Place of Business is in the UK, irrespective of the aircraft registration

or

• The aircraft is based/maintained in the UK irrespective of the registration. For example, an N registered aircraft, based and maintained in the UK.
• Article 6 and 7 of (EU) 2020/723.

We are currently working within the published service levels of 10 working days for all application types.

We have a system in place on the processing of applications and we will contact you if we have any queries regarding your application.

The aerobatic rating is non-expiring (it has a lifetime validity).