MED.A.030 Medical certificates

• Regulation (EU) 2020/359 found in: Aircrew (No 1178/2011) Part-FCL Part-MED Part-CC Part-ARA Part-ORA Part-DTO (Dec 2024)

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](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R0395&qid=1636990463741), or a sailplane pilot licence (SPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to [Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R1976&qid=1636990508320), 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](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R1976&qid=1636990508320), 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). 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](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R0395&qid=1636990463741), or a sailplane pilot licence (SPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to [Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R1976&qid=1636990508320), 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](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018R1976&qid=1636990508320), 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).