Validity of foreign licences in Germany

According to the training and examination regulations of the DHV, in individual cases and only upon application, parts of training that have been completed in a foreign paragliding or hang gliding school can be credited to the German training.
The prerequisite is the equivalence of the foreign training to the German training.

The applicant must provide proof of equivalence with regard to

• the status of the foreign school and flight instructor (authorised/registered with the national member association of the EHPU)
• flight instructor supervision (equivalent to German training, in particular supervision by 2 flight instructors for high-altitude flights)
• training content (in particular altitude differences during training flights and content of theoretical and practical training)

Missing training content must be completed at a German paraglidng or hang gliding school. Based on the training abroad, the school determines a training programme that will get the student pilot ready for the licence examination.

The Swiss hang glider or paraglider licence is recognised as the basis for the issue of a German pilot's licence without the need for further practical and theoretical training. The practical examination is also not required.

The German theory test must be passed before a DHV pilot examiner in the subject of German and Austrian aviation law.

• for an A-licence, the A theory examination in German and Austrian aviation law must be passed
• for the B licence, the theory examination in German and Austrian aviation law must be taken for A and B licences. A further requirement for the issue of the B licence is proof of 100 high-altitude flights (flight logbook) after the brevet was issued

Pilots with a foreign licence and, if applicable, an IPPI card < level 4 cannot be approved for simplified training/examination without individual approval from the DHV.

If training content is to be recognised for the acquisition of a German licence, the following procedure applies:

• The pilot sends the DHV copies of the licence and training certificates (flight logbook, training logbook). These documents must show the scope of the foreign training (number of flights, altitude difference, type of flight exercises, type of take-off, theory lessons, flight instructor confirmation). The DHV will check which parts of the foreign training are credited to the German training and what still needs to be completed in a German school. The DHV will inform the pilot of this in writing. The principle is that everything that is required for the German training is recognised and only the missing parts have to be completed.
• The pilot completes the required practical and theoretical training at a German school. Of course, the "remaining training" specified by the DHV is to be understood as minimum training, which can be extended if necessary and if the training supervisor determines that further training is required.
• The theoretical and practical examination by a DHV examiner must be passed.

Application for recognition of foreign licences or training