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Commercial pilot licence meteorology exam – CMET
The exams include multiple-choice questions and questions where you type a whole number in a box.
You have 1.5 hours to complete the exam.
To pass, you will need to get at least 70% of the marks.
The exams cost $172.26 each ($107.26 invigilator fee and $65 CASA fee).
Preparing for your exam
The exams will test your knowledge on the syllabus in Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS) schedule 3.
Permitted material
You may use either the Airservices or Jeppesen list of permitted materials. You need to supply these materials.
You cannot use a combination of materials from both the Airservices ist and the Jeppesen List.
Airservices list
AIP Book
AUS PCA
Sydney WAC
Jeppesen List
Jeppesen Airway Manual
AUS PCA
Sydney WAC
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.
Pass rates
You can see how candidates performed in their CMET exam.
| Year | 0 – 54% | 55 – 59% | 60 – 64% | 65 – 69% | 70 – 74% | 75 – 79% | 80+% | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.15 | 3.60 | 5.50 | 9.50 | 17.89 | 19.04 | 40.33 | 77.26% |
| 2021 | 6.09 | 5.24 | 5.04 | 12.51 | 15.85 | 21.48 | 33.79 | 71.12% |
| 2022 | 6.47 | 6.58 | 4.88 | 11.78 | 19.42 | 20.80 | 30.08 | 70.29% |
| 2023 | 5.54 | 4.53 | 4.34 | 13.36 | 20.68 | 21.75 | 29.80 | 72.23% |
| 2024 | 5.58 | 5.34 | 4.91 | 12.60 | 15.79 | 22.57 | 33.21 | 71.56% |
Check the results of candidates from previous years.
Common errors
The following areas have been weak areas for candidates:
- stability and how it affects the weather
- winds, backing, veering and wind shear
- air masses and fronts
- inversions, fog and mist
- thunderstorms and microbursts
- decoding of forecasts especially TAFs
- Graphical Area Forecasts and Low Level GPWTs