Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
Instrument Rating IR
Requirements
Minimum age
Set by the licence you already hold
The rating itself sets no separate age; you must already hold a pilot licence for the aircraft category.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(b)(i)
Academic qualification
HSC (Science) with Physics and Mathematics, or equivalent
The syllabus examines IR alongside CPL and ATPL, under the same entry requirement.
CAR 84 Part I, r.24(1)(b)
Medical fitness
As required by the licence you hold
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(b)(i)
Validity
Tied to the licence it is endorsed on
CAR 84 Part I, r.21A
Privileges
Fly under IFR in the aircraft category for which the rating was issued.
Privileges on multi-engined aircraft need the additional requirements of r.32(1)(b)(ii). The rating can be held for more than one category, but only by completing the requirements in each.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(a)
Flight experience
These are the figures that differ between aeroplanes and helicopters. Everything above applies to both.
Aeroplane
Cross-country as PIC
50 hours
At least 10 hours of it in the aircraft category being sought.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(b)(ii)(A)
Instrument time
40 hours
No more than 20 hours instrument ground time — 30 hours where a flight simulator is used — and the ground time must be supervised by an authorised instructor.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(b)(ii)(B)
Dual instrument instruction
10 hours
Part of the 40 hours above, flown with an authorised flight instructor in the category sought.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(c)
Helicopter
Cross-country as PIC
50 hours
At least 10 hours of it in the aircraft category being sought.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(b)(ii)(A)
Instrument time
40 hours
No more than 20 hours instrument ground time — 30 hours where a flight simulator is used.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(b)(ii)(B)
Dual instrument instruction
10 hours
Part of the 40 hours above, flown with an authorised flight instructor in the category sought.
CAR 84 Part I, r.32(2)(c)
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
Instrument Rating (Aeroplane) Exam Syllabus
Helicopter
Instrument Rating (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.