MED.A.030 Medical certificates
Regulation (EU) 2020/359
(a) A student pilot shall not fly solo unless that student pilot holds a medical certificate, as required for the relevant licence.
(b) An applicant for a licence, in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL), shall hold a medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED) and appropriate to the licence privileges applied for.
(c) When exercising the privileges of a:
(1) light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL), a balloon pilot licence (BPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-BFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU 2018/395, or a sailplane pilot licence (SPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, the pilot shall hold at least a valid LAPL medical certificate;
(2) private pilot licence (PPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(3) BPL for the purpose of:
(i) commercial passenger ballooning, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(ii) commercial operation other than commercial passenger ballooning, with more than 4 persons on board the aircraft, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(4) SPL for the purpose of commercial sailplane operations other than those specified in Article 3(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(5) a commercial pilot licence (CPL), a multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) or an airline transport pilot licence (ATPL), the pilot shall hold a valid class 1 medical certificate.
(d) If a night rating is added to a PPL or LAPL, the licence holder shall be colour safe.
(e) If an instrument rating or basic instrument rating is added to a PPL, the licence holder shall undergo pure tone audiometry examinations in accordance with the periodicity and the standard required for class 1 medical certificate holders.
(f) A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED).
EU aviation regulations mandate pilots hold valid medical certificates. Student pilots need one for solo flights. Licence applicants require appropriate medical certification. LAPL holders need at least an LAPL medical. PPL, commercial ballooning/sailplane pilots require Class 2. CPL, MPL, ATPL pilots need Class 1. Night ratings require color safe vision. Instrument ratings require audiometry exams. Pilots can only hold one medical certificate.
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