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MED.A.030 Medical certificates

Regulation (EU) 2025/134

(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;

[applicable until 17 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2024/2076]

(2) private pilot licence (PPL) or gyroplane pilot licence (GPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;

[applicable from 18 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2025/134]

(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).
Details
Source-Title: MED.A.030 Medical certificates View latest amendments
Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-11140 Compare versions
Domain: Aircrew
Applicabilitydate: 18 February, 2026
Entryintoforcedate: 18 February, 2025
Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2025/134 Navigate
Regulatorysubject: Part-MED
Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)
Origin: EASA
Category: EAR
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