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Permission to operate a motor vehicle and professional expertise

From pilots and vehicle operators to dangerous goods safety advisors, a job in freight transportation is demanding and challenging. Certain qualifications and expertise of individuals are the prerequisite for the logistics industry to work safely and professionally. Here you will find answers to questions regarding driver's licenses, expertise and other certificates relating to air and shipping traffic as well as road transport.

Information about Rights & Duties

  • Recognition of professional qualifications, including vocational education and training

Frequently used services

  • Applying for an operating license for a vehicle without registration
  • Apply for a theoretical examination for aviation personnel (ATPL, MPL, CPL, IR, CB-IR, BIR, FI, FTH)
  • Applying for a passenger transport license
  • Extending your passenger transport license
  • Take the exam to become a hazardous materials driver
  • Applying for the replacement of the operating license of unregistered vehicles after loss
  • Applying for a permit to operate individual vehicles

Assistance

These Assistance Services support you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your duties in the European internal market.

  • Point of Single Contact
  • National assistance center for professional qualifications