Air Law Examinations
Effective June 1, 2024, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Bahamas will be implementing a mandatory air law examination for all airmen seeking initial and renewed licenses.
The examination center at the CAA Bahamas premises successfully opened on June 12, 2024. For any pilot seeking to renew their license, the Air Law examination will need to be sat before the license is due to expire.
Booking and Scheduling Exams
Please, ensure to book and sit your exam with plenty of time before the license expiry date. The schedule will be published as it becomes available. Therefore, it would be advisable for candidates to check availability of the sessions on the Candidate Portal.
For any further information or any clarification on this, please contact our staff who will be able to support you with any queries at testing@caabahamas.com. Additionally, please click the following link to view Air Law FAQs.
EXAMINATION PREPARATION
To prepare for this examination, it is imperative that all airmen familiarize themselves with the syllabus below outlining the topics that will be covered. We strongly urge you to review the syllabus diligently to ensure you are adequately prepared for the examination.
In addition to the Syllabus, Examination Types, a Demo Video, Available Materials including Air Law 3rd Country ICAO Licence Conversion to prepare for the exam and Air Law FAQs are outlined below. Note: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA-B) hereby expressly disclaims any affiliation, association, or endorsement of any kind with any external websites to which links may be provided in connection with the promotion, distribution, or sale of any books or Work.
Syllabus
| Year | Category | Document Name | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syllabus | ATPL and CPL Air Law | View/Download |
| 2024 | Syllabus | PPL Air Law | View/Download |
| 2024 | Syllabus | AMT Learning Objectives | View/Download |
Examination Types
Demo Video
Click the video below or click “Watch” in the Exam guide tile available on the Candidate Portal https://caabahamascaai.aspeqexams.com/.
The video is just short of 7 minutes and explains what will happen before and during the examination, and how to complete the exam. There are a few sample questions available throughout the video that point to how to answer the questions, number of marks per question, how to use the comments box, etc.
Available Materials to prepare for the exam:
Air Law Study guide to assist ATPL and CPL students
Sample questions are widely available on commercial sites like:
- ATPL Online – The ATPL Multiple Choice Question Database
- BGSonline Question Bank – Bristol Groundschool and
- EASA exam preparation & question bank for pilots | Aviationexam
Some examples of Law Books are as follows:
- “Air Law: ATPL GROUND TRAINING SERIES BOOK 1” Paperback – 9 Feb. 2024 by CAE Oxford Aviation Academy (Author), Air Transport Pilot Licence ATPL (Author)– this contains all the learning required for the Air Law examination and chapter 27 has revision questions.
- “Air Law” Aviation Study Guide – 4th edition published in by Cranfield Aviation Training School Limited 2024 – Dt Stuart E. Smith (author) – this contains all the learning for the Air Law examination and self-assessment tests with answers.
- “010 – Air Law eTextbook 2016” available on Air Law – EASA exam eTextbook | Aviationexam. This book is an Electronic textbook linked to Aviationexam question bank mentioned above.
FAQs
Applications and Bookings can be done through the testing portal by clicking here.
Once you have registered, payment can be made for your exam here. For more information, contact testing@caabahamas.com .
Please click the following link to view Air Law FAQs.
Please watch this page for updates!