Air transport pilot licence exams - AALW, AHUF, ANAV and AMET

An air transport pilot licence (ATPL) lets you fly in any private or commercial operation.

Doing the exams is part of getting your ATPL.

To test your theory on aeroplane (ATPLA) and helicopter (ATPLH), you will do 7 exams on different subjects:

• 4 subjects are common across aircraft category ratings.
• 3 subjects are particular to the category rating you're applying for.

To get a full ATPL exam credit, you need to pass the 7 subject-parts of the ATPL exam in one 'window'.

Do not attempt any subject exam until you have completed aeronautical knowledge training.

Exam timeframe

You must do all the exams within one window. Unless you have an exemption, that means you have 2 years to pass all 7 subjects.

Or, when converting category, you have 2 years to pass the 3 category-specific subjects. This may apply when you already hold an ATPL (A or H) licence or an ATPL (A or H) theory credit.

Before you do the exam

To sit the ATPL exams, you must have either:

• an Australian Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) for the relevant aircraft category.
• a full exam credit in the Australian CPL exam of the relevant aircraft category.

A full exam credit means you passed all 7 subject-part exams within the window.

Air transport pilot licence air law exam – AALW

The exams include multiple-choice questions and questions where you type a whole number in a box.

You have 1.5 hours to complete the exam.

To pass, you will need to get at least 80% of the marks.

These exams cost $172.26 each ($107.26 invigilator fee and $65 CASA fee).

Preparing for your exam

The exams will test your knowledge on the syllabus in Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS), Schedule 3.

Permitted material

You may use either the Airservices or Jeppesen list of permitted materials. You need to supply these materials.

You cannot use a combination of materials from both the Airservices list and the Jeppesen list.

Your invigilator will give you some things before the exam, which you must hand back at the end. These include:

• pen
• pencil
• ruler
• eraser
• scribble pad.

Pass rates

You can see how candidates performed in their AALW exam.

Check the results of candidates from previous years.

Common errors

The following areas have been weak areas for candidates:

• maintenance defects, defect reporting and maintenance releases
• recency requirements
• documentation
• flight instruments/radio and aircraft equipment requirements
• regulations about unserviceability.

Air transport pilot licence human factors exam - AHUF

The exams include multiple-choice questions and questions where you type a whole number in a box.

You have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the exam.

To pass, you will need to get at least 70% of the marks.

These exams cost $172.26 each ($107.26 invigilator fee and $65 CASA fee).

Preparing for your exam

The exams will test your knowledge on the syllabus in Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS), schedule 3.

Permitted material

Your invigilator will give you some things before the exam, which you must hand back at the end. These include:

• pen
• pencil
• ruler
• eraser
• scribble pad.

Pass rates

You can see how candidates performed in their AHUF exam.

Check the results of candidates from previous years.

Common errors

The following areas have been weak areas for candidates:

• error management
• TEM - definition of terms and types of threats, errors, UAS
• management of undesired aircraft states
• types of human errors, its prevention and counter measures
• communication styles and decision making processes
• visual illusions.

Air transport pilot licence navigation exam - ANAV

The exams include multiple-choice questions and questions where you type a whole number in a box.

You have 1.5 hour to complete the exam.

To pass, you will need to get at least 70% of the marks.

These exams cost $172.26 each ($107.26 invigilator fee and $65 CASA fee).

Preparing for your exam

The exams will test your knowledge on the syllabus in CASR Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS), schedule 3.

Permitted material

You may use either the Airservices or Jeppesen list of permitted materials. You need to supply these materials.

You cannot use a combination of materials from both the Airservices list and the Jeppesen list.

Your invigilator will give you some things before the exam, which you must hand back at the end. These include:

• pen
• pencil
• ruler
• eraser
• scribble pad.

Pass rates

You can see how candidates performed in their ANAV exam.

Check the results of candidates from previous years.

Common errors

The following areas have been weak areas for candidates:

• true altitude calculations
• time zone conversions
• ground speed errors
• gyroscopes, properties and principles of operation
• find TAS given CAS and PHt or MN and temperature
• find the position of CP, PNR, LPSD for normal and abnormal operations
• radio wave propagation characteristics, MF, HF, VHF and UHF transmission
• calculate W/V
• find the position of CP, PNR or LPSD.

Air transport pilot licence meteorology exam - AMET

The exams include multiple-choice questions and questions where you type a whole number in a box.

You have 1.5 hours to complete the exam.

To pass, you will need to get at least 70% of the marks.

These exams cost $172.26 each ($107.26 invigilator fee and $65 CASA fee).

Preparing for your exam

The exams will test your knowledge on the syllabus in CASR Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS), schedule 3.

Permitted material

You may use either the Airservices or Jeppesen list of permitted materials. You need to supply these materials.

You cannot use a combination of materials from both the Airservices list and the Jeppesen list.

Your invigilator will give you some things before the exam, which you must hand back at the end. These include:

• pen
• pencil
• ruler
• eraser
• scribble pad.

Pass rates

You can see how candidates performed in their AMET exam.

Check the results of candidates from previous years.

Common errors

The following areas have been weak areas for candidates:

• cloud types and related hazards
• hazards presented by thunderstorms and precipitation
• synoptic meteorology
• clear air turbulence
• jet streams – location and strength
• interpreting operational requirements from TAF3 forecasts.