Overseas Licence Conversion

It is not uncommon for licence holders to do a Licence conversion from an internationally issued licence to an Australian Licence.

There are a number of steps which must be completed before making bookings with the school to complete the conversion. We recommend that you read the CASA requirements on the following link:

The following are requirements when converting your overseas licence to an Australian Licence:

• Pass a CASA Exam, details of the exam/s that you will need to undertake are noted within this link
• Obtain an Australian Medical. You can find a DAME to complete your medical here
• Pass an ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) English Language Proficiency Test (ELP) This test can be completed at the Aviation Skills Centre in Cairns
• Pass the security checks to attain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) or AVID

As each conversion is different, and different countries have different requirements. It is highly recommended that you scan email pages of your international licence and logbook to CASA and request them to provide you with an outline of the requirements to convert your licence to achieve the Australian Standard. This way both you and the flying school are fully aware of what is required.