Converting FAA Commercail/Multi/Instrument to ICAO

[Airplane Crazy]

Any one know whats the easiest way to convert my FAA Commercial Pilot's License with Multi Engine and Instrument Rating to an ICAO one and a Canadian one?

[Bealzebub]

The USA (FAA) is a member of the ICAO, as are Canada and most other countries. This extract from the ICAO website may help.


ICAO licence or international licence

ICAO does not issue any licences. Licences issued by ICAO Contracting States on the basis of Standards and Recommended Practices of Annex 1 – Personnel Licensing, are habitually called ICAO licences. This has led many to believe that there is a specific ICAO or international licence. The fact is that there is not one single international licence issued by ICAO or any other organization. States issue their own licences based on national regulations in conformity with Annex 1 specifications and validate licences issued by other Contracting States on the basis of bilateral or multilateral agreements or the fulfilment of nationally legislated requirements.

For more information, please refer to Annex 1, Chapter 1, paragraph 1.2.2.

[Airplane Crazy]

Thanks for the reply. I have seen that before, but the thing that is getting me is that a lot of nations have no website or telephone that actually works for their CAA which happens to be mine. I'm from Bangladesh where things never work unless your dad know someone or you got some cash.

So I was trying to find out wether or not you can have a Canadian license and that will be considered ICAO. A lot of Airline says they want ICAO license, but don't specify if it's form a certain ICAO nation which is what throws me off.

So anways you are saying that technically FAA license is an ICAO license? And depending on the nation they may or may not accept your FAA license?

If thats true than I'm in trouble cause I know like anything else back home quality of flying will suck, but they will say no your license is no good here although I bet a Private Pilot from FAA probably have more common sense than a Commerical guy back home.