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==Procedure==
===Apply in Person===
# To obtain a Student Pilot License (SPL), one has to complete and submit the prescribed [https://kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/files/forms/PEL/FORM-M-PEL%20001%20%20--%20SPL%20Application%20Form%201.docx1.pdf Application for Issue or Renewal of a Student Pilot Licence -Form O-PEL001] application form. 
# This form can be obtained by visiting the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority [https://kcaa.or.ke/contacts Branch Offices] or by downloading it from their [https://www.kcaa.or.ke KCAA Website]. 
# After filling the application documents you are required to submit them to the KCAA office or you can forwarded them to the:- 
#::; Director General, 
#::Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, 
#::P. O. Box 30163-00100, 
#::Nairobi, Kenya, 
# After filling the application documents you are required to submit them together with all the required documents. These documents include:- 
#:(i). two passport size photographs - full face (size: 2cm by 2.5cm); 
#:(ii). Present a photo Identification Card or Passport, or Birth Certificate and a photocopy of the same to be left at the Personnel Licensing (PEL) office. 
# You are also to proceed to pay the prescribed application fees and submit the payment receipt to together with the application documents. 
#:* An application fee of KSh.1,000 is charged for the process. 
# A processing time of 7 days is needed to complete the processing of the Student Pilot License (SPL), after which you will be contacted through a phone call to collect your new license at the KCAA offices. 
# You will be required to carry your identification documents when collecting your new license. 

==Required Documents==
 
# Fully Completed SPL application form ,[http://www.kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/files/forms/O-PEL001%20Application%20for%20Issue%20or%20Renewal%20of%20a%20SPL.pdf Application for Issue or Renewal of a Student Pilot Licence -Form O-PEL001] ; 
# Submit two passport size photographs - full face (size: 2cm by 2.5cm); 
# Present a photo Identification Card or Passport, or Birth Certificate and a photocopy of the same to be left at the Personnel Licensing (PEL) office. 
# Payment of the prescribed application fees Kshs. 1,000. 

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Kenya Civil Aviation Authority - Head Office''', 
Aviation House, Jomo Kenyatta 
International Airport, Nairobi 
Tel: +254 020 827470-75 
Mobile: +254 728 606 570, +254 709 725000 
+254 728 606 586, +254 734 000 491, +254 734 000492 
Fax: + 254 020 822300 
P.O. Box 30163 -00100 Nairobi 
Email: info@kcaa.or.ke 
Website: [https://www.kcaa.or.ke/contacts KCAA Website] 
 
==Eligibility==
 
* To be eligible for issue of Student Pilot License, an applicant shall; 
# Be at least sixteen years of age; 
# Able to demonstrate the ability to read, speak, write, and understand the English language; 
# Be in possession of a valid Class 2 Medical Certificate. 

==Fees==
 
* A fee of Ksh 1,000 is charged for this application 

==Validity==
 
* A Student Pilot Licence shall be valid— 
#:(i). for a holder who is less than forty years of age, from the date the licence is issued or renewed by the Authority for a period of the remainder of the twenty four months validity of the holder’s Medical Certificate; or 
#:(ii). for a holder who is forty years of age or more, from the date the licence is issued or renewed by the Authority for a period of the remainder of the twelve months validity of the holder’s Medical Certificate. 
* A report of medical fitness for the Student Pilot Licence is valid for 12 months for pilots under 40 years and 6 months for pilots above 40 years. 

==Documents to Use==
 
* [http://www.kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/files/forms/O-PEL001%20Application%20for%20Issue%20or%20Renewal%20of%20a%20SPL.pdf Application for Issue or Renewal of a Student Pilot Licence (SPL)] - Form O-PEL004 

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==
 
* The processing time is seven days. 

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==Instructions==
 
* The applicant should –
# Complete the SPL prescribed application form, 
# Complete the flying experience summary form, 
# Submit Class 1 Medical Certificate together with all the required documents. 
# Pay the applicable fees and submit the payment receipt. 
# Wait for the processing period to elapse then collect your new SPL license. 

==Required Information==
 
# Full names 
# Postal and physical address 
# Date and place of birth 
# Nationality 
# Gender 
# Name of Aviation Training Organisation where you got instructed 
# Particulars of licences already held (Place and Date of Issue , Type of Licence, Number and Expiry Date ) 
# Category, Class and/or Aircraft Type (if required) for which the Licence is required. 
# Instrument Rating held and state date of last test. 
# Whether yet examined for and obtained a medical certificate in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations 
# Whether you are able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language in accordance with the English language proficiency requirements of the Civil Aviation Regulations. 
# Whether you have met all the requirements for the issuance of this licence 
# Declaration 
# Signature of Applicant 
# Date of Application 
==Need for the Document==
 
* The first step in gaining any Pilots License is the Student Pilot License. 
* This license is majorly used for training purposes. 
==Information which might help==
 
* A holder of a Student Pilot Licence shall not act as a pilot-in command of an aircraft unless his logbook has been endorsed by an authorised instructor that he is capable of communicating with air traffic control on radiotelephony. 
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
 
* This license can also be used to gain the required hours to be qualify a pilot to renew their license in case their other license e.g. PPL, CPL or ATPL has expired. 
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/files/act/CIVIL%20AVIATION%20ACT%2C%202013.pdf The Civil Aviation Act] 
* [http://www.kcaa.or.ke/sites/default/files/regulation/Legal_Notice_No_95.pdf Personnel licensing ] 
==Others==
 
* Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) was established on 24th October 2002 by the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 2002 with the primary functions towards; 
# Regulation and oversight of Aviation Safety & Security; 
# Economic regulation of Air Services and development of Civil Aviation; 
# Provision of Air Navigation Services, and Training of Aviation personnel KCAA; 
::as guided by the provisions of the convention on international civil aviation, related ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), the Kenya Civil Aviation Act, 2013 and the civil aviation regulations. 

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