Airline Transport Pilot Licence

The Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) is the highest level of aviator qualification or license. Those certified as Airline Transport Pilots are authorized to act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft having a maximum weight over  or having over 9 passenger seats. 

Any pilot operating an aircraft for money must start by obtaining a Commercial pilot licence (CPL).

Theoretical subjects included for ATPL applicants are:
 Air law
 Aircraft General Knowledge
 Flight Planning and Monitoring
 Human Performance and Limitations
 Meteorology
 Operational Procedures
 Principles of Flight
 Communications
 Performance
 General Navigation 
 Radio Navigation 
 Instrumentation 
 Mass and Balance 

Category:Aviation licenses and certifications