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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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A student pilot shall not fly solo unless that student pilot holds a medical certificate, as required for the relevant licence.
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.
[F2When exercising the privileges of a:
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;
private pilot licence (PPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
BPL for the purpose of:
commercial passenger ballooning, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
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;
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;
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.]
If a night rating is added to a PPL or LAPL, the licence holder shall be colour safe.
If an instrument rating or en route instrument rating is added to a PPL, the licence holder shall undertake pure tone audiometry examinations in accordance with the periodicity and the standard required for class 1 medical certificate holders.
A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED).
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/359 of 4 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
Applications for a medical certificate shall be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority.
Applicants for a medical certificate shall provide the AeMC, AME or GMP, as applicable, with:
proof of their identity;
a signed declaration:
of medical facts concerning their medical history;
as to whether they have previously applied for a medical certificate or have undergone an aero-medical examination for a medical certificate and, if so, by whom and with what result;
as to whether they have ever been assessed as unfit or had a medical certificate suspended or revoked.
When applying for a revalidation or renewal of the medical certificate, applicants shall present the most recent medical certificate to the AeMC, AME or GMP, as applicable, prior to the relevant aero-medical examinations.
A medical certificate shall only be issued, revalidated or renewed once the required aero-medical examinations and assessments, as applicable, have been completed and the applicant has been assessed as fit.
Initial issuance
Class 1 medical certificates shall be issued by an AeMC.
Class 2 medical certificates shall be issued by an AeMC or an AME.
LAPL medical certificates shall be issued by an AeMC or an AME. They may also be issued by a GMP if so permitted under the national law of the Member State of the licensing authority to which the application for the medical certificate has been made.
Revalidation and renewal
Class 1 and class 2 medical certificates shall be revalidated and renewed by an AeMC or an AME.
LAPL medical certificates shall be revalidated and renewed by an AeMC or an AME. They may also be revalidated or renewed by a GMP if so permitted under the national law of the Member State of the licensing authority to which the application for the medical certificate has been made.
The AeMC, AME or GMP shall only issue, revalidate or renew a medical certificate if both of the following conditions have been met:
the applicant has provided them with a complete medical history and, if required by the AeMC, AME or GMP, with results of medical examinations and tests conducted by the applicant's physician or any medical specialists;
the AeMC, AME or GMP has conducted the aero-medical assessment based on the medical examinations and tests as required for the relevant medical certificate to verify that the applicant complies with all the relevant requirements of this Annex (Part-MED).
The AME, AeMC or, in the case of referral, the medical assessor of the licensing authority may require the applicant to undergo additional medical examinations and investigations when there is a clinical or epidemiological indication before the medical certificate is issued, revalidated or renewed.
The medical assessor of the licensing authority may issue or reissue a medical certificate.
Validity
Class 1 medical certificates shall be valid for a period of 12 months.
By derogation from point (1), the period of validity of class 1 medical certificates shall be 6 months for licence holders who:
are engaged in single-pilot commercial air transport operations carrying passengers and have reached the age of 40;
have reached the age of 60.
Class 2 medical certificates shall be valid for a period of:
60 months, until the licence holder reaches the age of 40. A medical certificate issued prior to the licence holder reaching the age of 40 shall cease to be valid after the licence holder reaches the age of 42;
24 months, for licence holders aged between 40 and 50. A medical certificate issued prior to the licence holder reaching the age of 50 shall cease to be valid after the licence holder reaches the age of 51;
12 months, for licence holders aged above 50.
LAPL medical certificates shall be valid for a period of:
60 months, until the licence holder reaches the age of 40. A medical certificate issued prior to the licence holder reaching the age of 40 shall cease to be valid after the licence holder reaches the age of 42;
24 months, for licence holders aged above 40.
The validity period of a medical certificate, including any associated examination or special investigation, shall be calculated from the date of the aero-medical examination in the case of initial issue and renewal, and from the expiry date of the previous medical certificate in the case of revalidation.
Revalidation
Aero-medical examinations and assessments, as applicable, for the revalidation of a medical certificate may be undertaken up to 45 days prior to the expiry date of the medical certificate.
Renewal
If the holder of a medical certificate does not comply with point (b), a renewal examination and assessment, as applicable, shall be required.
In the case of class 1 and class 2 medical certificates:
if the medical certificate has expired for less than 2 years, a routine revalidation aero-medical examination shall be performed;
if the medical certificate has expired for more than 2 years but less than 5 years, the AeMC or AME shall only conduct the renewal aero-medical examination after assessment of the aero-medical records of the applicant;
if the medical certificate has expired for more than 5 years, the aero-medical examination requirements for initial issue shall apply and the assessment shall be based on the revalidation requirements.
In the case of LAPL medical certificates, the AeMC, AME or GMP shall assess the medical history of the applicant and perform the aero-medical examinations and assessments, as applicable, in accordance with points MED.B.005 and MED.B.095.
A medical certificate may be suspended or revoked by the licensing authority.
Upon suspension of the medical certificate, the holder shall return the medical certificate to the licensing authority on request of that authority.
Upon revocation of the medical certificate, the holder shall immediately return the medical certificate to the licensing authority.
If an applicant for a class 1 or class 2 medical certificate is referred to the medical assessor of the licensing authority in accordance with point MED.B.001, the AeMC or AME shall transfer the relevant medical documentation to the licensing authority.
If an applicant for a LAPL medical certificate is referred to an AME or AeMC in accordance with point MED.B.001, the GMP shall transfer the relevant medical documentation to the AeMC or AME.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/27 of 19 December 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
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