ATCO.A.015 Exercise of the privileges of licences and provisional inability

• Regulation (EU) 2023/893 found in: Air Traffic Controllers Licensing and Certification (2015/340) Part-ATCO (Jun 2024)

ATCO.A.015 Exercise of the privileges of licences and provisional inability Regulation (EU) 2023/893 (a)       The exercise of the privileges granted by a licence shall be dependent on the validity of the ratings, endorsements and of the medical certificate. (b)       Licence holders shall not exercise the privileges of their licence when having doubts of being able to safely exercise the privileges of the licence and shall in such cases immediately notify the relevant air navigation service provider of the provisional inability to exercise the privileges of their licence. (c)       Air navigation service providers may declare the provisional inability of the licence holder if they become aware of any doubt concerning the ability of the licence holder to safely exercise the privileges of the licence. (d)       Air navigation service providers shall develop and implement objective, transparent and non-discriminatory procedures to enable licence holders declaring provisional inability to exercise the privileges of their licence in accordance with point (b), to declare the provisional inability of the licence holder in accordance with point (c), to manage the operational impact of provisional inability cases and to inform the competent authority as defined in that procedure. (e)       The procedures referred to in point (d) shall be included in the unit competence scheme according to [ATCO.B.025(a)(13)](#_DxCrossRefBm1379192374). [applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340] (a)       The exercise of the privileges granted by a licence shall be dependent on the ratings and rating endorsements, validity of the unit and licence endorsements, and of the medical certificate, unless the medical certificate is not required in accordance with point (b). (b)       The medical certificate is not required when exercising instructor or assessor privileges in a synthetic training device environment. (c)       Licence holders shall not exercise the privileges of their licence when having doubts about being able to safely exercise the privileges of the licence and shall in such cases immediately notify the relevant air navigation service provider of the provisional inability to exercise the privileges of their licence. (d)       Air navigation service providers may declare the provisional inability of the licence holder if they become aware of any doubt concerning the ability of the licence holder to safely exercise the privileges of the licence. (e)       Air navigation service providers shall develop and implement objective, transparent and non-discriminatory procedures to enable licence holders declaring provisional inability to exercise the privileges of their licence in accordance with point (c), to declare the provisional inability of the licence holder in accordance with point (d), and to inform the competent authority as defined in that procedure. (f)        The procedures referred to in point (e) shall be included in the unit competence scheme according to point [ATCO.B.025](#_DxCrossRefBm1379192374)(a)(13). *[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]*