CPL(H) CASA Exam Information
There is a considerable amount of information regarding the CASA Exam system available on CASA’s CPL(H) Exams Page.
7 Subject CPL Helicopter Examination
The CPL Helicopter Examination is made up of seven separate examinations. You can do the exams in any order:
- Navigation (CNAV)
- Meteorology (CMET)
- Human Factors (CHUF)
- Flight Rules and Air Law (CLWH)
- Aerodynamics (CADH)
- Aircraft General Knowledge (CSYH)
- Operations, Performance and Planning (CFPH)
Individual Subject Credits
All CPL exams are individual examinations. Candidates may choose to sit any number of papers at any particular sitting and be credited with a pass in each examination separately. When all subjects have been passed, a candidate is awarded a pass in the CPL examination.
Perpetual Validity Period
The full CPL theory credit once issued, will remain valid indefinitely. This may be reviewed at a later date.
Two Year Time Frame
As of 1 September, 2014 a candidate has two years to pass all seven CPL examinations to be awarded an CPL theory pass.
Pass Mark Required
The pass mark for each CASA examination is 70%, except for the Air Law where the pass mark is 80%.
Exam Fees
ASPEQ has a contract for the nationwide delivery of Flight Crew licensing examinations for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). ASPEQ is responsible for the booking and delivery of the examinations through a network of examination sites, while CASA is responsible for the provisions of the examinations through their PEXO Exam System.
The fees for the examination service is split into two parts –
- CASA Examination Fee
- ASPEQ Examination Delivery Fee
Examination Venues
CASA Exams can be sat a many CASA authorised exam centres Australia wide.
Booking your CASA/ASPEQ Exams
All CASA Flight Crew Licencing Exams are to be booked through ASPEQ’s website.
There are two parts to the CPL Examination fees – a CASA fee and an ASPEQ fee.
The CASA examination fees are for the Exam service provided by CASA via their web-based delivery system. The ASPEQ exam delivery fees are charged for each examination subject required. The fee structure is based around the length of the examination subject as this determines the amount of computer time used to deliver the subject. Please see CASA’s website for current exam fee information for CLWH, CADH, CSYH and CFPH or CMET, CNAV and CHUF
IMPORTANT NOTE: CASA and ASPEQ fees are NOT included in our course fees for Full Time Ground School or Distance Learning Courses. If you are attending our Full Time Ground School Classes we have pre-booked CASA PEXO Exam sessions for our students at the end of each subject. If requested, we can book your exam in one of these sessions for you on your first day in class and charge the exams fees to your account. Our pre booked sessions mean you do not need to book your own CASA Exams for subjects you do in class with us. You must book your own CASA Exams for any Distance Learning subjects you study.
Before booking any CASA Exams candidates need to be sure of their eligibility and timing before making a booking.
CPL Helicopter Permitted Material
To complete your study and sit the CASA exams, additional items are required for some of the CPL(H) Exams as follows:
CASA Regulatory Documents
- AIP Complete
- ERSA
- CAR 1988
- Part 61 of CASR
- Part 91 of CASR and Part 91 MOS
- Part 133 of CASR and Part 133 MOS
- CAO 48.1 Instrument 2019
- AC 91-29
Navigation Equipment, Maps and Charts
- Slide type Flight Computer
- Water Soluble Pen
- Navigation Protractor and Scale Ruler (180nm)
- Sydney WAC chart
- Brisbane-Sunshine Coast/Gold Coast, Hobart/Launceston VTC Charts
- ERC Low 1/2 and ERC Low 3/4
- Planning Chart Australia
Please see the Permitted Material page for more information.
All of these items are included in our Distance Learning Course fee, so there is no need to purchase them separately if you are studying on your own.
If you are attending our Full-time Ground School course, you will be able to purchase these items upon arrival from our Pilot Supply Shop.
