The Air Navigation Order 2009 (revoked)

PART 7 U.K. Flight Crew Licensing – Grant of Licence and Maintenance of Privileges

Grant, renewal and privileges of [F1 United Kingdom] flight crew licences U.K.

64.—(1) Subject to article 82(1), the CAA must grant licences of any of the classes specified in Part A of Schedule 7, authorising the holder to act as a member of the flight crew of [F2 a non-EASA aircraft] registered in the United Kingdom, if it is satisfied that the applicant is—

(a) a fit person to hold the licence; and

(b) qualified by having the knowledge, experience, competence, skill and physical and mental fitness to act in the capacity to which the licence relates.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the applicant must supply such evidence and undergo such [F3 assessments,] examinations and tests (including in particular medical [F3 assessments and] examinations) and undertake such courses of training as the CAA may require.

(3) A licence granted under this article is not valid unless it has been signed by the holder in ink or indelible pencil.

(4) Subject to article 228—

(a) a licence granted under this article remains in force for the period indicated in the licence, not exceeding the period specified for a licence of that class in Part A of Schedule 7;

(b) if no period is indicated in the licence, it remains in force for the lifetime of the holder.

(5) A licence granted under this article may be renewed by the CAA on being satisfied that the applicant is a fit person and is qualified in accordance with paragraph (1).

(6) A licence granted under this article must not be granted to any person who is under the minimum age specified for that class of licence in Part A of Schedule 7.

(7) Nothing in this Order obliges the CAA to accept an application for the issue of a National Private Pilot's Licence F4 ... when the application is not supported by such reports from such persons approved under article 244 as the CAA may specify, either generally or in a particular case or class of cases.

(8) Subject to any conditions of the licence including those specified in Part A of Schedule 7, the other provisions of this Part and article 228, a licence of any class entitles the holder to exercise the privileges specified for that licence in Section 1 of Part A of that Schedule under the heading ‘Privileges’ or Sections 2 or 3 of Part A of that Schedule under the heading ‘Privileges and conditions’ [F5 on a non-EASA aircraft].

(9) The CAA may grant a licence subject to such conditions as it thinks fit.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 64 heading inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 18(a)

F2 Words in art. 64(1) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 18(b)

F3 Words in art. 64(2) inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 18(c)

F4 Word in art. 64(7) omitted (17.9.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 18(d)

F5 Words in art. 64(8) added (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 18(e)

Ratings and qualifications U.K.

65.—(1) Subject to article 82(2), the CAA may include in any United Kingdom licence or JAR-FCL licence any rating or qualification specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7.

(2) The CAA may include in any United Kingdom licenceF6 ... or National Private Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) any rating specified in Section 2 of Part B of Schedule 7.

[F7 (2A) The CAA may include in any National Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters) any rating specified in Section 3 of Part B of Schedule 7.]

(3) The CAA must include a rating or qualification if it is satisfied that the applicant is qualified by having the knowledge, experience, competence, skill and physical and mental fitness to act in the capacity to which the rating or qualification relates.

(4) A rating or qualification is deemed to form part of the licence.

(5) A rating or qualification of any class entitles the holder of the licence in which the rating or qualification is included to exercise the privileges specified for that rating or qualification in Part B of Schedule 7 [F8 on a non-EASA aircraft].

(6) The CAA may grant a rating or qualification subject to such conditions as it thinks fit.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in art. 65(2) omitted (17.9.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 19(a)

F7 Art. 65(2A) inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 19(b)

F8 Words in art. 65(5) added (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 19(c)

Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 in [F9 United Kingdom pilot licences for balloons, airships, gliders and gyroplanes] U.K.

66.— [F10 (1) This article applies to the following United Kingdom pilot licences—

(a) United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships);

(b) United Kingdom Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Balloons);

(c) United Kingdom Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Airships);

(d) United Kingdom Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Gliders); and

(e) United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Gyroplanes).]

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the holder of such a pilot licence is not entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 which is included in the licence on a flight unless—

(a) the licence has a certificate of test or a certificate of experience for the rating;

(b) the certificate is appropriate to the functions to be performed on that flight in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7; and

(c) the certificate is issued and valid in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7.

(3) The holder of a [F11 United Kingdom] Private Pilot's Licence (Balloons and Airships) is entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 which is included in the licence on a flight if the licence does not have a certificate referred to in paragraph (2).

(4) The holder of a United Kingdom Private Pilot's Licence (Gyroplanes) is not entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 which is included in the licence unless the certificate of test or certificate of experience required by paragraph (2) is included in the holder's personal flying logF12 ....

Textual Amendments

F9 Words in art. 66 heading substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 20(a)

F10 Art. 66(1) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 20(b)

F11 Words in art. 66(3) inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 20(c)

F12 Word in art. 66(4) omitted (17.9.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 20(d)

Maintenance of privileges of aircraft ratings specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 in [F13 United Kingdom aeroplane and helicopter licences] U.K.

67.— [F14 (1) This article applies to United Kingdom aeroplane and helicopter licences.]

(2) The holder of a licence to which this article applies is not entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 which is included in the licence on a flight unless—

(a) the licence has a certificate of revalidation for the rating;

(b) the certificate is appropriate, issued and valid in accordance with Section 2 of Part C of Schedule 7;

[F15 (c) the holder has undertaken the differences training specified in paragraph FCL.710 of Part-FCL;] and

(d) detailed information about that differences training is entered in the holder's personal flying logF16 ....

Textual Amendments

F13 Words in art. 67 heading substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 21(a)

F14 Art. 67(1) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 21(b)

F15 Art. 67(2)(c) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 21(c)

F16 Word in art. 67(2)(d) omitted (17.9.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 21(d)

Maintenance of privileges of other ratings specified in Section 1 of Part B of Schedule 7 U.K.

68.—(1)  [F17 The holder of a United Kingdom licence] is not entitled to exercise the privileges of a flying instructor's rating (gyroplanes), an assistant flying instructor's rating (gyroplanes) or an instrument meteorological conditions rating (aeroplanes) unless—

(a) the licence in which the rating is included has a certificate of test;

(b) the certificate is appropriate to the functions to which the rating relates in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7; and

(c) the certificate is issued and valid in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7.

(2) [F18 The holder of a United Kingdom licence] is not entitled to exercise the privileges of a rating described in paragraph (3) unless—

(a) the licence in which the rating is included has a certificate of revalidation for the rating; and

(b) the certificate is appropriate, issued and valid in accordance with Section 2 of Part C of Schedule 7.

(3) The ratings referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) an instrument rating (aeroplane);

(b) an instrument rating (helicopter); and

(c) any instructor's rating other than a flying instructor's rating (gyroplanes) or an assistant flying instructor's rating (gyroplanes).

Textual Amendments

F17 Words in art. 68(1) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 22

F18 Words in art. 68(2) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 22

[F19 Maintenance of privileges of ratings specified in Sections 2 and 3 of Part B of Schedule 7 U.K.

69.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the holder of a United Kingdom licence or a National Private Pilot’s Licence is not entitled to exercise the privileges of any rating specified in Sections 2 or 3 of Part B of Schedule 7 which is included in the licence unless—

(a) the licence includes a certificate of revalidation for the rating; and

(b) the certificate is issued and valid in accordance with Section 3 of Part C of Schedule 7.

(2) The holder of a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes) may exercise the privileges of a microlight aeroplane class rating included in the licence if the following conditions are satisfied—

(a) the rating was granted before 1st February 2008;

(b) there is included in the holder’s personal flying log a certificate of test or a certificate of experience which is appropriate to the functions to be performed on the flight in accordance with Case A of Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7 ; and

(c) the certificate is issued and valid in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7.]

Textual Amendments

F19 Art. 69 substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 23

Maintenance of privileges of Flight Engineers' Licences U.K.

70.  The holder of a United Kingdom Flight Engineer's Licence is not entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating contained in the licence on a flight unless—

(a) the licence has a certificate of revalidation for the rating; and

(b) the certificate is appropriate, issued and valid in accordance with Section 2 of Part C of Schedule 7.

Maintenance of privileges of Flight Navigators' Licences U.K.

71.  The holder of a [F20 United Kingdom] Flight Navigator's Licence is not entitled to exercise the privileges of the licence on a flight to which article 47 applies unless—

(a) the licence has a certificate of experience;

(b) the certificate is appropriate to the functions to be performed on that flight in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7; and

(c) the certificate is issued and valid in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 7.

Textual Amendments

F20 Words in art. 71 inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 24

[F21 Requirement for a medical certificate for a United Kingdom licence and a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters) U.K.

72.— (1) This article applies to any licence granted under article 64, other than—

(a) a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes);

(b) a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Gyroplanes);

(c) a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships);

(d) a United Kingdom Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Balloons) that is restricted to aerial work and to the privileges of a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships); and

(e) a United Kingdom Flight Radiotelephony Operator’s Licence.

(2) The holder of a licence to which this article applies, other than a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters), is not entitled to perform any of the functions to which the licence relates unless the licence includes a valid medical certificate issued under article 72A or the holder of the licence has a valid medical certificate issued under Part-MED that is not a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence medical certificate.

(3) The holder of a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters) is not entitled to exercise any of the privileges of the licence unless the holder has a medical certificate of a type described in paragraph (2) or a medical certificate granted under Part-MED that is valid for a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence issued under Part-FCL.

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Issue and validity of a medical certificate for a United Kingdom licence and a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters) U.K.

72A.— (1) The CAA may approve a person to carry out a medical assessment or examination for the purposes of this article and to issue a medical certificate in accordance with paragraph (6).

(2) An approval may be granted generally or in a particular case or class of cases.

(3) Every applicant for, or holder of, a licence to which article 72 applies must, whenever the CAA requires, submit to a medical assessment or examination by a person approved by the CAA.

(4) The approved person must make a report of the assessment or examination to the CAA in such form as the CAA may require.

(5) On the basis of such medical assessment or examination, the approved person must assess whether the applicant for or holder of the licence meets the requirements specified by the CAA.

(6) If the approved person assesses the applicant for or holder of the licence as meeting the requirements specified by the CAA, the approved person must issue a certificate to that effect.

(7) Subject to articles 74(3) and 228, a medical certificate is valid for the period specified in the certificate.

(8) A medical certificate forms part of the licence.

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Requirement for a Part MED medical certificate for a Part-FCL licence U.K.

72B.   The holder of a Part-FCL licence is not entitled to exercise any of the privileges of the licence unless the holder has a valid medical certificate in accordance with paragraph MED.A.030 of Part-MED.

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Requirement for a medical declaration U.K.

73.— (1) Paragraph 2 applies to the following licences granted under article 64—

(a) a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes);

(b) a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Gyroplanes);

(c) a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships); and

(d) a United Kingdom Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Balloons) that is restricted to aerial work and to the privileges of a United Kingdom Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships).

(2) The holder of a licence to which this article applies is not entitled to exercise any of the privileges of the licence unless the holder has—

(a) a valid medical certificate issued under article 72A;

(b) a valid medical declaration issued under article 73A; or

(c) a medical certificate granted under Section 2 of Subpart A of Part-MED that is valid for a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence issued under Part-FCL.

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Issue and validity of a medical declaration U.K.

73A.— (1) A medical declaration is valid if it is issued in accordance with paragraph (2) and the validity period specified in paragraph (3) or (4) has not expired.

(2) A medical declaration is issued in accordance with this paragraph if—

(a) the applicant has signed a statement of belief in the declaration that the applicant meets the medical requirements to fly, having regard to the standards specified by the CAA in the declaration;

(b) the applicant reasonably holds that belief;

(c) the applicant’s general medical practitioner or, if the applicant is a member of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces, a Medical Officer of those forces who is included in the General Practitioner Register maintained by the General Medical Council, is authorised to review the applicant’s medical records; and

(d) the applicant’s general medical practitioner or Medical Officer has signed a statement in the declaration that, having seen those medical records, the general medical practitioner or Medical Officer is satisfied that there is nothing in the pilot’s medical history which prevents the pilot from meeting the medical standards specified in the declaration.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the validity period of a medical declaration commences on the date it is signed by the general medical practitioner or Medical Officer and is as specified in the table in paragraph (4).

(4) If a new medical declaration is signed when the applicant already holds a current medical declaration which expires within the next 45 days, the validity period of the new medical declaration commences on the date on which the current medical declaration expires and is as specified in the following table.

Period of validity of medical declaration

Age of holder at date of signature of medical declaration	Medical declaration validity period
Under 45	Until the holder’s 45th birthday or 5 years whichever is longer
45 to 59	5 years
60 to 64	Until the holder’s 65th birthday or 1 year whichever is longer
65 or over	1 year

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Issue of Light Aircraft Pilot Licence medical certificates U.K.

73B.— (1) This article establishes the requirements for the purposes of MED.D.035(a)(2) of Part-MED for a general medical practitioner to act as an authorised aeromedical examiner for the purpose of the issue, revalidation or renewal of Light Aircraft Pilot Licence medical certificates in accordance with Part-MED.

(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are that the general medical practitioner must—

(a) be in general practice or be a Medical Officer of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces who is included in the General Practitioner Register maintained by the General Medical Council;

(b) hold a valid licence to practise medicine from the General Medical Council; and

(c) have access to and be able to consult the medical records of the applicant.

(3) A general medical practitioner who issues a Light Aircraft Pilot Licence medical certificate must, in relation to that certificate, keep for a period of 10 years after the expiry of the certificate—

(a) the signed and completed Light Aircraft Pilot Licence medical application form;

(b) a copy of the completed assessment or examination forms; and

(c) a copy of the medical certificate.

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Occupational health medical practitioners U.K.

73C.   For the purposes of paragraph MED.D.040(b) of Part-MED an ‘occupational health medical practitioner’ is any doctor listed in the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council as having specialist registration in occupational medicine.]

Textual Amendments

F21 Arts. 72-73C substituted for arts. 72, 73 (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 25

Licence holder not to act [F22 as member] of flight crew when unfit U.K.

74.—(1) A person must not act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom if they know or suspect their physical or mental condition renders them temporarily or permanently unfit to perform such functions or to act in such capacity.

(2) Every holder of a medical certificate issued under article 72 who—

(a) suffers any personal injury involving incapacity to undertake the holder's functions as a member of the flight crew;

(b) suffers any [F23 significant] illness involving incapacity to undertake those functions throughout a period of 21 days or more; or

(c) in the case of a woman, has reason to believe that she is pregnant,

must [F24 inform an aeromedical examiner authorised by the CAA] of such injury, illness or pregnancy, as soon as possible in the case of injury or pregnancy, and as soon as the period of 21 days has expired in the case of illness.

(3) The medical certificate is suspended upon the occurrence of such injury or the expiry of such period of illness or the confirmation of the pregnancy.

(4) In the case of injury or illness the suspension ceases upon the holder being medically [F25 assessed] under arrangements made by the CAA and pronounced fit to resume the holder's functions as a member of the flight crew or upon the CAA exempting, subject to such conditions as it thinks fit, the holder from the requirement of a medical [F25 assessment].

(5) In the case of pregnancy, the suspension may be lifted by the CAA [F26 or an aeromedical examiner authorised by the CAA] for such period and subject to such conditions as [F27 the CAA or the aeromedical examiner] thinks fit and ceases upon the holder being medically [F28 assessed] under arrangements made by the CAA after the pregnancy has ended and pronounced fit to resume her functions as a member of the flight crew.

Textual Amendments

F22 Words in art. 74 heading substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(a)

F23 Word in art. 74(2)(b) inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(b)(i)

F24 Words in art. 74(2) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(b)(ii)

F25 Word in art. 74(4) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(c)

F26 Words in art. 74(5) inserted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(d)(i)

F27 Words in art. 74(5) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(d)(ii)

F28 Word in art. 74(5) substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 26(d)(iii)

Training for landing on or taking off from water U.K.

75.  A person must not act as pilot in command of [F29 a non-EASA aircraft] which takes off from or lands on water unless appropriate training has been completed and recorded in the pilot's personal flying logF30 ....

Textual Amendments

F29 Words in art. 75 substituted (17.9.2012) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 27(a)

F30 Word in art. 75 omitted (17.9.2012) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1751), arts. 1(2), 27(b)