Tanzanian or Kenyan Licence Coversion.

[Mgggpilot]

Does anyone know which subjects you have to sit for to convert a CPL to Tanzanian or Kenyan Licence. And how long can it take, generally? Thank you.

[afjose]

hi will somebody have an idea the prevailing payscale for a caribou CAh54 capt. based in djiboti,africa? thanks :)

[Rich Pitch Power]

It will take up to 2 months to get through a Tanzanian licence conversion and to get operational. Like most things in Africa this process takes time. It would be far better if you had an operator to go to like Coastal as they can give you some guidance as to what goes on. Doing this all off your own bat is far harder without some guidance and Dar is an expensive place to live without an income in my view.

Kenya seems a far harder place to get a licence. The main hassle being work permits and employment. You can't seem to get one without the other but this is only an observation from spending a little time in Nairobi over the last 2 years.

Kenya is a far nicer place to be in my view but do what you have to in order to get a licence and work somewhere.

Oh, also be nice to the lady at the 'reception' desk at TZ CAA if you go down this route. I assume she has not changed from 12 months ago and she can be very, very sour if she does not like you!

RPP

[Mgggpilot]

Thanx, Rich Pitch Power, for your piece of advice.
Cheers.

[DanteSmith]

Does anyone know the costs for the conversion to the Kenyan CPL, subjects to study, requirements for kenyan CPL..... etc. I would appreciate it. Thx

[Csanad007]

These are not my words just got them here on PPRuNe (THX again LOW BURNER) while I was researching for the Kenyan possibilities, it pretty much describes everything:
Pilot licence conversion test for CPL is on the second thursday of each month. Only this day. Dont miss it. It costs $200 us dollars. I dont know what your licence is like but the Kenyan exam is a lot different than the canadian one. A good deal of the questions are written in broken english and the words combined do not equal a sentance. Its multiple choice and done on a computer.You go to the Kenyan civil aviation authority to book the test. You go across the building to pay for the test at the Kenyan revenue authority. You then go back to the Aviation authority then they tell you when and where to write the test. The test is on the old airport road down a small road at the East African School of flying. Despite confirming and visiting several times to make sure i was booked for certain date they still did not have me on the list when i arrived. Had to stand in the Testing office and demand that i could write the test for one hour and refuse to leave before they allowed me to write.
If you go a couple weeks ahead of time you can get a flying shool to prep you for the exam. Dont know the cost of that process though. Once you have a licence in hand some of the companies will then talk to you.
The work permit is around $2000 USD. You may have to bribe someone an equal amount to actually get them to process it. It is a two year permit. If you have just finished your CPL and have 2-300 hours they may just flat out deny you the permit since there are a lot of kenyans in the same boat.
You can avoid a work permit with the right company and out of country placements.
If you can get in you are in a great position. If nobody is willing to take you on try to convince them to let you work the ramp for a while and you will end up flying a fair bit and logging hours when they need somebody. Most kenyan pilots wont give you the time of day but a lot of the expats can be quite helpful. It will be an adventure...