Airline Transport Pilot
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
To become certified (licensed) as an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), an individual must have a Commercial Pilot certificate or equivalent with an instrument rating for airplane, helicopter, or powered-lift (glider). Air flight training and ground school as well as flight experience are requirements. They also must pass a strict physical examination and have 20/20 vision with or without glasses, good hearing, and no physical handicaps that could impair performance. They must pass a written test and a demonstration of flying ability. This license is valid until it is surrendered, suspended or revoked; but the pilot must have a current medical certificate. Detailed information can be found on the web sites: http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/acs/61-65d.pdf and http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_14/14cfr61_00.html, parts 61.151-61.167.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- Physical exam
Issuing body
- Department
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Address
- 800 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20591
- Phone
- (202) 287-3484
- Last updated
- January 1, 2010
Occupations (O*NET)
- Commercial Pilot 53-2011.00
- Commercial Pilot 53-2012.00
Source and verification
This record is United States's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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