Register a pilot

Tell us who you are and which certificate you hold in your home country. You pay at the end.

Who are you?

I'm visiting The BahamasRegister as a pilot while you are here. I live in The BahamasA pilot registration is valid for 365 days.

How would you like to apply?

Apply directlyYou deal with the Authority yourself. Apply through a registered agentA Bahamian person or company approved by the Authority keeps your records up to date, renews before they run out, receives notices for you and pays the Authority's fees. The agent charges its own fee.

Choose your registered agent

Exuma Sky Services George Town, Exuma
Agent's own fee: $60 per registration, includes expiry reminders Lucaya Drone Registrations Ltd. Freeport, Grand Bahama
Agent's own fee: $45 per registration, renewals $25

About you

Given names

As written in your passport.

Family name

Date of birth

You must be 13 or older.

Sex (optional)

Email address

Mobile phone

With the country code, for example +12425551234.

Nationality

Identity document

Visitors use a passport.

Document number

Country that issued it

Document expiry date

Scan of your identity document, in colour

PDF, PNG or JPG, up to 2 MB. Bahamian residents may use a driver's licence.

Address

Town, city or settlement

Postal or zip code (if you have one)

Country where you live

Island

Which island or cay?

Your pilot certificate

What kind of flying do you do?

Certificate, in your home country

For example FAA Part 107, Transport Canada Advanced Operations or UK CAA GVC. Commercial pilots must give it.

Certificate number

Country that issued it

Certificate expiry date

Scan of the certificate

PDF, PNG or JPG, up to 2 MB.

I have passed a drone knowledge test

Date you passed it

Fee

Reviewed within business days.

Warning

Providing false information to the Authority is an offence under the Civil Aviation Act 2021. The penalty is a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to 6 months, or both.

Register a pilot

Who are you?

How would you like to apply?

Choose your registered agent

About you

Your pilot certificate

Fee

Application received

Payment received

What happens next