If you are completing pilot training, you may be able to change your training organization (Approved Training Organization, ATO). To do this, you need to apply for approval from the German Federal Aviation Authority (LBA).
To do this, the ATO that will provide training in the future must draw up an individual training program, which the LBA will approve.
These administrative services are generally aimed at all students who wish to change ATO. You can also be represented by the future ATO or a third party.
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Publisher
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV)
Last update or date of publication
Contact
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
Call 115 nowGovernment service telephone number calls are charged at local rates.
- In case of representation: Power of attorney
- Part-FCL license, if available and not issued by the LBA
- Training program
- current version of the ATO certificate of the future ATO and the associated attachment for ATOs that do not operate in the LBA's area of responsibility
- current version of the ATO certificate of the previous ATO and the associated annex for ATOs that do not operate within the LBA's area of responsibility
- Proof of training at the previous ATO
Preconditions
- You change training organization (ATO) during your training.
- The new ATO must have an individual training program approved by the LBA.
Hints
There are no indications or special features.
Gebühr für Antrag auf ATO-Wechsel
- Fee
- 50.00 to 150.00 EUR
- Advance payment
- no
Pricing
Basis for legal action
Legal Remedies
- Contradiction
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Procedure
You can apply for approval for the ATO change online, by post or by fax.
Online application:
- Go to the website of the federal portal and call up the online form. The online form will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
- You can upload the required documents directly in the form.
- You can then submit the application via the portal.
- The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) will contact you if anything is unclear or if any information is missing.
- If all requirements are met, the LBA will send you the result documents.
- You pay the fees.
Apply by post or fax:
- Go to the website of the federal portal and call up the online form. The online form will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
- Once you have completed the form, print it out and send it to the LBA by post or fax together with the required documents.
- The remaining steps of the procedure are identical to those of the online application.
Deadlines
Objection deadline
1 month
Innerhalb der Ausbildungsfrist können Sie den ATO-Wechsel und die Genehmigung des individuellen Ausbildungsprogramms jederzeit vor der Fortsetzung der Ausbildung beantragen.
Processing time
2 weeks until 4 weeks
Die Bearbeitungsdauer bezieht sich auf die Dauer bei Vorlage sämtlicher Unterlagen und eines geeigneten Ausbildungsprogramms.