Find out what you need when sitting your aerial application rating (aeroplane) exam including permitted materials and pass rates.
You have 2 hours to complete this exam and to pass, you will need to get at least 75% of the marks.
These exams cost $182.38 each ($117.38 invigilator fee and $65 CASA fee).
Pre-qualifications and syllabus
You need to have a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) or an Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) of the relevant aircraft category to sit the aerial application rating exam.
The exams will test your knowledge on the syllabus in Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS) schedule 3.
Permitted materials
You may use either the Airservices or Jeppesen list of permitted materials.
You cannot use a combination of materials from both the Airservices list and the Jeppesen list.
Airservices list
CAR 1988
Part 61 of CASR
Part 91 of CASR and Part 91 MOS
Part 137 of CASR
Part 138 of CASR and Part 138 MOS
AC 91-02
Jeppesen list
CAR 1988
Part 61 of CASR
Part 91 of CASR and Part 91 MOS
Part 137 of CASR
Part 138 of CASR and Part 138 MOS
AC 91-02
Your invigilator will give you some things before the exam, which you must hand back at the end. These include:
- pen
- pencil
- ruler
- eraser
- scribble pad.
Study materials
Additional study material to support the AGRA include:
You can find the below study material at the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia:
- Aerial Application Pilots Manual (AAPM), Edition 3
- Manual of Aviation Meteorology by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
- Flight at Lower Levels by John Freeman (ISBN 1 86254 366 6)
- Aircraft - Human Performance & Limitations by Tony Wilson
- Human Factors for Pilots (2nd Ed) by R Green at al.
Questions about aircraft, equipment requirements and human factors are based on relevant sections of:
- Part 137 of CASR
- Aerial Application Pilots Manual.
You should review CAR (1988) including relevant sections of ‘maintenance’ and Schedule 8, Part 137 of CASR.
Pass rates
You can see how candidates performed in their AGRA exam.
| Year | 0 - 54% | 55 - 59% | 60 - 64% | 65 - 69% | 70 - 74% | 75 - 79% | 80+% | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 40.63 | 43.75 | 84.38% |
| 2021 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.44 | 7.32 | 9.76 | 19.51 | 60.98 | 80.49% |
| 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.57 | 25.00 | 21.43 | 50.00 | 71.43% |
| 2023 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 20.00 | 56.00 | 76.00% |
| 2024 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 28.00 | 12.00 | 52.00 | 64.00% |
Check the results of candidates from previous years.
6 Feb 2024