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Permission to operate a motor vehicle and professional expertise
From pilots and vehicle operators to dangerous goods safety advisors, a job
in freight transportation is demanding and challenging. Certain qualifications and
expertise of individuals are the prerequisite for the logistics industry to work
safely and professionally. Here you will find answers to questions regarding driver's
licenses, expertise and other certificates relating to air and shipping traffic as
well as road transport.
There are 20 services for Permission to operate a motor vehicle and professional expertise
Is your company involved in the commercial transportation of goods or passengers and do you need a company card for the first time? Then you must apply for this card from the competent authority.
Is your company involved in the commercial transportation of goods or passengers and your company card has been lost, stolen, damaged or is malfunctioning? Then you can apply for a replacement card from the relevant office.
If you have lost your workshop card, if it has been stolen or if it is damaged or malfunctions, you can apply for a replacement card from the responsible office.
If you, as a transport company, transport severely disabled persons, their accompanying persons, assistance dogs or objects carried free of charge on long-distance or local public transport, you can apply for advance payment of the reimbursement of fare losses.
If you wish to act as airworthiness personnel in your own name, you can apply for, extend or renew your authorization (IARS authorization) under certain conditions.
If you want to offer theory examinations and refresher training for remote pilots, you need a permit. You can apply for this from the Federal Aviation Office.
If you, as a public transport company, transport severely disabled people and their accompanying persons, guide, assistance or assistance dogs or objects carried free of charge on local public transport, you can apply for reimbursement of fare losses.
If, as a transport company, you transport persons accompanying severely disabled persons and their accompanying objects or guide, assistance or assistance dogs free of charge on long-distance public transport, you can apply for reimbursement of fare losses.
If your company is registered with the German Federal Aviation Office as an operator of unmanned aircraft, you can apply for a simplified operator certificate. This entitles you to handle certain approval processes for internal UAS operations independently.
If you require the issue of a temporary traffic permit, a temporary permit to fly or the approval of flight conditions for an aircraft, you can apply for this under certain conditions.
Would you like to work permanently in a regulated profession in Germany? Or would you like to offer services on a temporary basis? Here you will find information on the recognition of your foreign qualification.
If you as a company feel that your access to the railroad infrastructure is restricted, you can submit a discrimination complaint to the Federal Network Agency.
Would you like to carry out practical training and testing of remote pilots for standard scenarios as a body or as a registered operator of unmanned aircraft? Then you need recognition from the Federal Aviation Office.
Anyone who trains driving instructor candidates (training driving instructors) requires a permit (training driving instructor permit). The training driving instructor permit is issued upon application.