CAAB CPL Theory Exam study plan

List and classify the ICAO and national regulatory sources that govern CPL privileges, licences and ratings

State the validity, renewal and recency requirements for a CPL and each associated rating from memory

Interpret rules of the air on right of way, cruising levels and minimum heights by working through conflict scenarios

Explain documentation, certificate of airworthiness and maintenance-release requirements an operator must carry

Decode and interpret METAR and TAF reports, including trend groups, without reference notes

Describe the formation and hazard characteristics of cumulonimbus, icing, turbulence and wind shear

Read and extract usable information from significant weather, surface and upper-wind charts

Apply pressure, density and temperature relationships to predict altimeter and performance errors

Convert between true, magnetic and compass headings by applying variation and deviation in the correct order

Solve dead-reckoning and wind-triangle problems for heading, groundspeed and time en route

Calculate and interpret great-circle, rhumb-line and radio-navigation fix data for a short route

Apply meteorological knowledge to select a route and alternate given forecast wind and weather

Diagram the airframe, flight-control, hydraulic, electrical and fuel systems and state their failure consequences

Explain the operating principles and limitations of reciprocating and turbine engines and their propellers

Identify the instruments that feed each flight and engine indication and describe their failure modes

Interpret the implications of mass, balance and equipment limits on aircraft loading

Compute take-off, climb, cruise, landing and fuel figures from given performance data for varying mass, altitude and temperature

Determine aerodrome, obstacle- and runway-limited performance and explain the governing factors

Explain lift, drag, thrust and weight interactions across the four fundamental forces in steady flight

Analyse stall, spin, load-factor and stability behaviour and their recovery implications

Explain hypoxia, hyperventilation, decompression, spatial disorientation and their recognition and management

Apply fitness-to-fly, fatigue, stress, alcohol and medication rules to given crew scenarios

Describe emergency procedures for fire, engine failure, forced landing and ditching as a decision sequence

Outline checklist discipline, threat-and-error management and crew resource management principles

Identify hazardous cargo, passenger and security procedures relevant to commercial operations

Construct and transmit standard VFR and IFR radiotelephony phraseology for departure, en route, approach and emergency phases

Interpret readback requirements, distress/urgency calls and communication-failure procedures

Recall ATS airspace classes, clearance and position-reporting obligations

Practise spoken RT exchanges under time pressure and correct errors immediately

Consolidate every domain through timed, mixed-subject practice under exam conditions

Audit weak areas from practice results and re-study only the lowest-scoring topics

Rehearse formula recall, chart reading and phraseology for speed and accuracy

Confirm exam-day logistics, allowed materials and time-management strategy