All examiners holding certificate issued by EASA Member State other than Estonia wishing to conduct skill tests, proficiency checks or assessments of competence to Estonian licence holders shall review the latest available information containing the relevant national procedures of Estonian Transport Administration (TRAM). For this examiners must self-study the the Examiner Differences Document on the EASA website and declare the knowledge of it in writing on the applicable check-flight form.
Notification of the intention to conduct a skill test and the related forms and documents of all tests, checks and assessments should be sent to e-mail [email protected].
Validation of licences
Estonian Transport Administration recognises, without additional requirements, licences issued in accordance with Commission regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 by EASA Member States. Estonian Transport Administration may accept third country licences issued in accordance with ICAO Annex I. Conditions for accepting these licence are laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/723. For operating an aircraft, registered in EASA Member State, the pilot must be the holder of a Part-FCL, Part-SFCL or Part-BFCL licence or holder of a third country licence which has been validated by EASA Member State.
Pilots shall apply to the National Aviation Authority of the Member State where they reside or are established. If they are not residing in the territory of a Member State, pilots shall apply to the National Aviation Authority of the Member State where the operator for which they are flying or intend to fly has its principal place of business, or where the aircraft on which they are flying or intend to fly is registered.
For validation of a licence the applicant has to submit application to Estonian Transport Administration together with:
- his/her current third country licence
- current Part-Medical (professional pilots) or ICAO Annex 1 medical certificate (private pilots)
- actual flying log book(s)
- latest check flight report(s) on type(s) of aircraft which validation is applied for
- language proficiency certificate
- proof of identity
Automatic validation of Pilot licenses
A pilot intending to fly outside Union territory on an aircraft registered in a Member State other than the one that issued the flight crew licence shall carry, in print or in electronic format, the latest issue of the ICAO attachment, which includes a reference to the ICAO registration number of the agreement that recognises the automatic validation of licences, as well as the list of States which are party to this agreement. ICAO attachment is available here.
Changing the state of licence issue
All licences that pilot holds are administered by the competent authority that holds their medical records.
A person shall not hold at any time more than one licence per category of aircraft issued in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 or Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1976.
To change the state of licence issue from another EASA member state to Estonia, the licence holder must submit an application to the Estonian Transport Administration.
To change the state of licence issue from Estonia to another EASA member state, the licence holder must submit an application to the competent authority of the country to which they wish to transfer their licence.
For further information please contact:
e-mail info@transpordiamet.ee
phone +372 620 1200
Last updated: 31.03.2026
