Is the EASA licence the only one acceptable?

[piggybank]

I regularly look for work as a contract licensed engineer specialising in helicopters. By preference I look for work in the developing world, outside of Europe, the UK and Australia. The UK job sites I use have plenty of work. My licenses are CASA Australia, CASA PNG, FAA and GCAA licences. The CASA Australia licence is acceptable in most of Asia and Africa. Virtually every job that is of interest to me is for EASA licences. Obviously the customer gets the people he advertises for but are the HR departments forgetting there are other usable licences for Africa and Asia? My question stems from an advert for 2 engineers for short contract in Africa for head change and one engine change on a Bolkow 105. The advert was for people with EASA B1.3 licences. As a contractor that fits the bill exactly, I have not worked in Africa yet after most of my 30 plus years career in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Middle East. In my application I honestly stated I had recent experience of 3 main rotor head changes and 3 engines changes in 2016 on BO105s, a valid level of recent experience I think. No reply came. End of my whinge but considering the Australian CASA licence was based on the UK BCAR the standard of examination and requirements are high, it would be useful if companies recognised its value for overseas work.

[yellowtails]

Unfortunately that is how the game works.

[ericferret]

I doubt it has anything to do with a companies HR department. Most job specs are generated in Engineering and passed on to HR. I remember being required to sit a Tanzanian licence exam. I held a UK BCAR licence and the exam I had to sit was the legislation section of the BCAR licence but two revisions out of date!!!!

Local legislation and/or state of aircraft registration is what counts. If a company needs to get local approval for an engineer they go down the easiest route. Often it is not a matter of experience but of work certification.

EASA licenses are not recognised in Canada or the USA so nothing new in this situation.

The EASA licence requirement has been commented on before with some opinion being that it is perceived as being to a guaranteed (higher?) standard. I have to use L.O.L here
and I hold an EASA licence.

[Exup]

As mentioned nothing to do with HR departments, all to do with authorities not getting together & coming up with a single acceptable standard that they all agree on.

[piggybank]

I have read all the replies and must agree. However up to recently CASA Australia was acceptable. A year back I was offered work in Nigeria, they asked for a friend to come with me. Both of us using only CASA Australia licences. He took the job up, I was committed to some work in PNG.