Licensing

Question 1

What is an aircraft category rating?

Answer 1

An aircraft rating is a fight crew qualification that authorizes the holder to operate particular aircraft. e.g. Helicopter

Question 2

What are operational ratings

Answer 2

• instrument rating (IR): any flight operation under IFR
• private instrument rating (PIR): a single-pilot operation under IFR in a private operation
• night VFR rating (NVFR): a flight operation at night under VFR (other than NVIS or aerial application operations)
• night vision rating (NVIR): a flight operation at night under VFR using NVIS
• low-level rating (LL): a low-level flight operation (below 500 feet AGL including low-level aerobatics)
• aerial application rating (AA): an aerial application flight operation below 500 feet AGL
• flight instructor rating (FIR): flight training for pilot licences, ratings and endorsements and grant endorsements
• flight examiner rating (FER): to conduct flight tests and proficiency checks, and grant ratings and endorsement
• simulator instructor rating (SIR): to conduct flight training in a flight simulation training device and—where appropriate—grant endorsements.
• To conduct an operation you need to hold the correct operational rating and the appropriate endorsements. For example, to conduct mustering in a helicopter, you need to hold a low-level rating and an aerial mustering helicopter endorsement.

Question 3

What is a type rating?

Answer 3

All aircraft that are certificated for multi-crew operations and some single-pilot certified aircraft are prescribed, for fight crew licensing purposes, as type-rated aircraft (Regulation 61.055). Type-rated aircraft are not included in a class rating.

Question 4

category ratings

Answer 4

A pilot licence must include at least one of the following category ratings:
›› aeroplane (A)
›› helicopter (H)
›› powered-lift aircraft (P)
›› gyroplane (G)
›› airship (AS).

Question 5

aircraft class ratings

Answer 5

Part 61 provides for five aircraft class ratings, as follows:
›› single-engine aeroplane
›› multi-engine aeroplane
›› single-engine helicopter
›› single-engine gyroplane
›› airship.

Question 6

Part 61 Licensing

Answer 6

Licence - PPL(H)

Aircraft Category - helicopter (H)

Aircraft Class Rating - single-engine helicopter

Operation Rating - Low-level rating (LL): a low-level flight operation (below 500 feet AGL including low-level Aerobatics).

Endorsement - AMH Aerial mustering helicopter - Endorsement, SLING Sling operations, WINCH Winching and rappelling operations