Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
Commercial Pilot Licence CPL
Requirements
Minimum age
18 years on the date of application
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(1)(a)
Academic qualification
HSC (Science) with Physics and Mathematics, or equivalent
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(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 40 and fly single-crew commercial passenger operations.
CAR 84 Part I, r.21A(19)(b), 21A(21)
Privileges
Act as pilot-in-command or co-pilot for remuneration in the aircraft category held.
Before single-pilot operations in aeroplanes you must have completed 70 hours as pilot-in-command, or 10 hours as pilot-in-command plus the balance under supervision.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(2)
Flight experience
These are the figures that differ between aeroplanes and helicopters. Everything above applies to both.
Aeroplane
Total flight time
200 hours
150 hours if completed during an approved course of training. Up to 10 hours may be in an approved flight simulation training device.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(3)(a)(i)
Pilot-in-command
100 hours
70 hours if completed during an approved course of training.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(3)(a)(ii)(A)
Cross-country as PIC
20 hours
Including one flight of at least 540 km (300 NM) with full-stop landings at two different aerodromes.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(3)(a)(ii)(B)
Instrument instruction
10 hours
No more than 5 hours may be instrument ground time.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(3)(a)(ii)(C)
Night flight
5 hours
Only if the licence privileges are to be exercised at night. Includes 5 take-offs and 5 landings as pilot-in-command.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(3)(a)(ii)(D)
Helicopter
Total flight time
150 hours
100 hours if completed during an approved course of training. Up to 10 hours may be in a flight simulation training device.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(4)(a)(i)
Pilot-in-command
35 hours
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(4)(a)(ii)(A)
Cross-country as PIC
10 hours
Including one cross-country flight with landings at two different points.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(4)(a)(ii)(B)
Instrument instruction
10 hours
No more than 5 hours may be instrument ground time.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(4)(a)(ii)(C)
Night flight
5 hours
Only if the licence privileges are to be exercised at night. Includes 5 take-offs and 5 landings as pilot-in-command.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(4)(a)(ii)(D)
Where this sits on the path
You need a Private Pilot Licence (PPL) first.
Next
Instrument Rating (IR)
Next
Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)
Next
Flight Instructor Rating (FIR)
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
CPL Aeroplane Exam Syllabus
Helicopter
CPL Helicopter Exam Syllabus
Practice the questions
Our CPL 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.