CASA Part 61 of CASR Flight crew licensing

Part 61 of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) sets out the requirements and standards for the issue of flight crew licences, ratings and other authorisations. 

The rules cover what flight crew need to do to obtain and maintain licences, ratings and endorsement and the limitations that apply to exercising their privileges.

Compilation No. 97 Registered 19th December 2022

Who it affects  

Part 61 affects: 

• aspiring and existing Australian flight crew licence holders 

• pilots seeking to convert from an overseas pilot licence to the Australian equivalent, or obtain recognition of Australian military flight crew qualifications 

• flight training operators and their personnel 

• Australian aircraft operators employing flight crew.