This option of the Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) is designed for students who already hold a Commercial Pilot Licence.

The course is designed to prepare students for their first job in aviation; either as a Charter Pilot or a First Officer in an airline.

Local students enrolled in either course may be eligible for VET FEE HELP funding.
Overseas students enrolled in the course may be eligible for a student visa.

This course lasts for 20 weeks.
At the end of the course, successful students will be awarded a Diploma of Aviation, and will qualify for a CASA ME CIR assessment.

It is a full time course with compulsory attendance from Monday to Friday, and there are no scheduled holidays during the course. Extra attendance may be required, depending on weather.

The Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) is structured across four Units of Study, progressively developing your multi-engine and instrument flying skills from your first flight in a twin-engine aircraft through to the Instrument Rating flight test.

Each Unit of Study builds on the previous one, combining aircraft training, theory and simulator-based instrument flying before bringing these skills together in the aircraft.

Unit 1 – Initial Multi-Engine

Begin your multi-engine training in the Piper Seminole and learn how to safely operate a twin-engine aircraft.

This Unit of Study includes your initial aircraft conversion, normal and asymmetric operations, asymmetric circuit training and VFR navigation. You will develop an understanding of multi-engine aircraft performance, systems and the decision-making required when operating with an engine inoperative.

By the end of the Unit, you will have developed the foundation of multi-engine skills needed for the instrument flying stages of the course.

Unit 2 – IREX Theory

Develop the theoretical knowledge required for professional instrument flight and prepare for the CASA Instrument Rating Examination (IREX).

The course covers the knowledge required to understand and apply IFR procedures, flight planning, meteorology, navigation, instrument approaches, operational requirements and the rules governing flight under the Instrument Flight Rules.

The emphasis is not simply on passing the examination, but on developing knowledge that you will apply throughout your practical instrument flight training and future professional flying.

Unit 3 – IFR – FSTD

The next stage develops your instrument flying skills in the Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD).

You will learn to operate using the major navigation systems and instrument approach procedures encountered in IFR operations, including:

• NDB

• VOR

• ILS

• DME

• RNAV

Training also includes instrument navigation sessions that bring these individual skills together into complete IFR flights.

The Unit of Study concludes with a simulator check, ensuring you have developed the required instrument procedures and workload-management skills before progressing to the aircraft phase.

Unit 4 – IFR – Aircraft

The final Unit of Study transfers your instrument flying skills into the aircraft and prepares you for the Instrument Rating flight test.

You will complete five navigation flights of approximately three hours each, providing substantial experience operating under IFR and the opportunity to practise navigation aids, instrument approaches and procedures at a variety of locations.

The emphasis is on bringing together aircraft handling, instrument procedures, navigation, situational awareness, workload management and sound operational decision-making in realistic IFR operations.

Your training culminates in a Pre-Licence Check, followed by your Instrument Rating flight test.

Basair Aviation College has policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated equally and fairly. The Pre-Requisites in place are designed to identify students with the best chances of having successful careers in aviation.

The Pre-Requisites for the course are;

• Student is over 18 years of age at the start of the course
• Student holds a current Class 1 Australian Medical by the start of the course
• Student has passed the Pilot Aptitude Screening Process* and has been made a firm offer of a place on the course.
• Unless secondary school has been completed in Australia, the student has achieved an IELTS overall score of 6.5 or above, with no sub-score less than 6.0 (academic assessment)
• Student satisfies the Academic Requirements** by the start of the course
• Student holds an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC) by the start of the course.
• Student has supplied Basair a Unique Student Identification (USI) number by the start of the cousre.

All applicants are required to successfully complete a Pilot Aptitude Assessment which comprises of an interview and computer based assessment.

• The computer based assessment comprises of three parts each assessing a core area; skills and aptitudes, attitude and behaviour and knowledge and test.
• Applicants will be interviewed by a Basair team member after the computer based assessment as part of the screening process.
• The assessment takes approximately four hours to complete.
• To be booked in for the assessment, applicants must return a signed conditional letter of offer.  The assessment is complimentary for applicants.

• Hold an Australian Year 12 Certificate, OR
• Hold an IB Diploma, OR
• Hold AQF Certificate IV or above (where the language of instruction was English), OR
• Successfully complete at or above Exit level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) a Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment.  The tool used for ensuring the assessment is valid and reliable is “LLN Robot”, an approved assessment tool provided by the College. The assessment may be conducted at any of Basair’s campuses and is facilitated by the Enrolment Officer (or their delegate) who is required to ensure the process is conducted with honesty and integrity.  Results are provided to the applicant as soon as practicable after the assessment and the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations in the form, manner and by the time requested by the Secretary.

We have courses commencing every 4 weeks, throughout the year.

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• Diploma of Aviation – (IFR) -Schedule of Tuition Fees

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