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A Commercial Pilot License (CPL) or, in the United States, a Commercial Pilot
Certificate, is a qualification that permits the holder to act as the Pilot In Command
of a single pilot aircraft, or as co-pilot of a multi-pilot aircraft and be paid
for his/her work. The basic requirements to obtain the license and the
privileges it confers are agreed internationally by International Civil Aviation
Organization, ICAO, however the actual implementation varies quite widely from country
to country. According to ICAO, to be eligible for a Commercial Pilot Licence, the
applicant must be able to read, speak, write, and understand English: already hold
a Private Pilot Licence, have received training in the areas of a Commercial Pilot,
and successfully complete the relevant written exams. To proceed in obtaining a
commercial pilot license, you must first obtain second-class medical certification.
The JAA has several approved courses leading to the issue of a JAA Commercial Pilot's
Licence with an Instrument Rating without first obtaining a Private Pilot's Licence.
Upon completing those prerequisites the applicant will then receive an exam from
the governing aviation body that consists of an Oral and Practical flight test from
an Examiner. Applicants for a CPL (Aeroplanes) must also have completed a solo cross-country
flight of at least 300 nm with full stop landings at 2 airfields other than the
pilot's airfield of origin. Different types of Commercial Pilot Certificates
or Licenses are issued for the major categories of aircraft: Airplanes, helicopters,
gyro-planes, balloons and airships. A Certificate/License will contain
a number of sub-qualifications or ratings. These specify in more detail the actual
privileges of the license, including the types of aircraft that can be flown (single
or multi-engine), whether flight under Instrument Flight Rules is allowed (Instrument
Rating), and whether instructing and examining of trainee pilots can be done (Instructor
of Examiner Rating). Some JAA states (but not the United States) restrict
the use of the title "Captain" to CPL holders and above.
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