Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
Airline Transport Pilot Licence ATPL
Requirements
Minimum age
21 years on the date of application
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(1)(a)
Academic qualification
HSC (Science) with Physics and Mathematics, or equivalent
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(1)(b)
Medical fitness
Class 1 Medical Assessment
Valid 12 months; reduced to 6 months once the holder passes 40 and flies single-crew commercial passenger operations.
CAR 84 Part I, r.52, 21A(19)(b), 21A(21)
Medical validity
12 months
Six months once you pass 60 and fly commercial air transport operations.
CAR 84 Part I, r.21A(19)(d), 21A(23)
Privileges
Act as pilot-in-command or co-pilot in commercial air transport in the aircraft category held.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(2)
Flight experience
These are the figures that differ between aeroplanes and helicopters. Everything above applies to both.
Aeroplane
Total flight time
1,500 hours
Up to 100 hours may be credited from an approved flight simulation training device, of which no more than 25 hours in a flight procedure trainer or basic instrument flight trainer.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(3)(a)(i)
Pilot-in-command
500 hours under supervision, or 250 hours
The 250 hours may be as pilot-in-command, or made up of at least 70 hours as pilot-in-command plus the balance as pilot-in-command under supervision.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(3)(a)(ii)(A)
Cross-country
200 hours
At least 100 hours as pilot-in-command or pilot-in-command under supervision.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(3)(a)(ii)(B)
Instrument time
75 hours
No more than 30 hours may be instrument ground time.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(3)(a)(ii)(C)
Night flight
100 hours
As pilot-in-command or as co-pilot.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(3)(a)(ii)(D)
Helicopter
Total flight time
1,000 hours
Up to 100 hours may be credited from a flight simulation training device, of which at least 25 hours in a flight procedure trainer or basic instrument flight trainer.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(4)(a)(i)
Pilot-in-command
250 hours
Either as pilot-in-command, or made up of at least 70 hours as pilot-in-command plus the balance as pilot-in-command under supervision.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(4)(a)(ii)(A)
Cross-country
200 hours
At least 100 hours as pilot-in-command or pilot-in-command under supervision.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(4)(a)(ii)(B)
Instrument time
30 hours
No more than 10 hours may be instrument ground time.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(4)(a)(ii)(C)
Night flight
50 hours
As pilot-in-command or as co-pilot. Note that this night and instrument time does not by itself entitle an ATPL(H) holder to fly helicopters under IFR.
CAR 84 Part I, r.26(4)(a)(ii)(D)
Where this sits on the path
You need a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) first.
The written exams
- Multiple choiceabout 60%
- Descriptiveabout 20%
- True / Falseabout 10%
- Fill in the blanksabout 10%
Pilots' Technical Examination Syllabus, printed pp. 1 and 25.
Study this licence
The full CAAB syllabus, filtered to exactly the topics this licence is examined on.
Aeroplane
ATPL Aeroplane Exam Syllabus
Helicopter
ATPL Helicopter Exam Syllabus
Practice the questions
Our ATPL question bank follows this same syllabus, subject by subject — browse the library. The first 20 questions in every subject are free.
Source
Every figure above comes from Civil Aviation Rules 1984, Part I — Personnel Licensing, and the examination format from the CAAB technical examination syllabus (Issue-1, 10 August 2005). Where the syllabus cites rule numbers that have since been deleted, see the note on the sources.