Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)

CASA’s assessment is tied to an Australian licence rather than to a foreign qualification. The apply for a skills assessment page requires a CASA issued Commercial Pilot Licence or Air Transport Pilot Licence, a current level 4 Aviation English Language Proficiency assessment and a passed aviation security background check. Pilots without Australian qualifications must first convert their overseas licence, which CASA says may mean travelling to Australia for medicals, examinations and a flight test. Form 079 adds that applicants must hold a Class 1 medical certificate, per the form.

Employment evidence is defined by recency and duration. CASA asks for evidence of at least five years of flying for work immediately up to the date Form 79 is submitted, referee or statement of service letters from aviation employers, certified copies of logbook openings and the last completed logbook page, all in English or with a translation, NAATI accredited where the applicant is in Australia, as set out on the application page. Form 079 requires an Aviation Reference Number, records day and night hours as dual, co-pilot, ICUS and pilot in command, and states that CASA may contact referees and past employers to verify the claims.

The form is completed in myCASA by searching for “Form 79 - Skills assessment for the purpose of migration application”, with a PDF alternative in the forms catalogue. The application page notes that incomplete forms are returned unprocessed. A release of information section on Form 79 is the only way to authorise an agent or other third party to deal with CASA on the application.