Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011Show full title

[F1 [F2 Flight crew licence U.K.

[F3 The flight crew licence issued by a Member State in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL), Annex III (Part-BFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 and Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 shall conform to the following specifications:]

Textual Amendments

F3 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).

(a)

Content. The item number shown shall always be printed in association with the item heading. Items I to XI are the ‘ permanent ’ items and items XII to XIV are the ‘ variable ’ items which may appear on a separate or detachable part of the main form. Any separate or detachable part shall be clearly identifiable as part of the licence.

(1)

Permanent items:

(I)

State of licence issue;

(II)

title of licence;

(III)

[F3 serial number of the licence commencing with the UN country code of the State of licence issue and followed by ‘ FCL ’ , ‘ BFCL ’ or ‘ SFCL ’ , as applicable, and a code of numbers and/or letters in Arabic numerals and in Latin script;]

(IV)

name of holder (in Latin script, even if the script of the national language(s) is other than Latin);

(IVa)

date of birth;

(V)

holder's address;

(VI)

nationality of holder;

(VII)

signature of holder;

(VIII)

competent authority and, where necessary, conditions under which the licence was issued;

(IX)

certification of validity and authorisation for the privileges granted;

(X)

signature of the officer issuing the licence and the date of issue; and

(XI)

seal or stamp of the competent authority.

(2)

Variable items:

(XII)

[F3 ratings, certificates and, in the case of balloons and sailplanes, privileges: class, type, instructor certificates, etc., with dates of expiry, as applicable. Radio telephony (R/T) privileges may appear on the licence or on a separate certificate;]

(XIII)

[F4 remarks: i.e. special endorsements relating to limitations and endorsements for privileges, including endorsements of language proficiency, remarks on the automatic validation of the licence, and ratings for Annex II aircraft, when used for commercial air transportation; and]

(XIV)

any other details required by the competent authority (e.g. place of birth/place of origin).

(b)

Material. The paper or other material used will prevent or readily show any alterations or erasures. Any entries or deletions to the form will be clearly authorised by the competent authority.

(c)

Language. Licences shall be written in the national language(s) and in English and such other languages as the competent authority deems appropriate.

Textual Amendments

F4 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1065 of 27 July 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards the automatic validation of Union flight crew licences and take-off and landing training.

Cover page U.K.

Page 2 U.K.

Page 3 U.K.

Additional pages — Requirements: U.K.

Pages 1, 2, and 3 of the licence shall be in accordance with the format laid down in the model in this point. The competent authority shall include additional customized pages containing tables which shall contain at least the following information:

• Ratings, certificates, endorsements and privileges;

• Expiry dates of the ratings, the instructor and examiner certificate privileges;

• Dates of the test or check;

• Remarks and restrictions (operational limitations);

• Fields for the examiner and/or instructor certificate number and signature, as applicable;

• Abbreviations.

These additional pages are intended for use by the competent authority, or by specifically authorised instructors or examiners.

Initial issues of ratings or certificates shall be entered by the competent authority. Revalidation or renewal of ratings or certificates may be entered by the competent authority or by specifically authorised instructors or examiners.

Operational limitations shall be entered in ‘ Remarks and Restrictions ’ against the appropriate restricted privilege, e.g. IR skill test taken with co-pilot, restricted instruction privileges to 1 aircraft type.

Ratings that are not validated may be removed from the licence by the competent authority.] ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 290/2012 of 30 March 2012 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.

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/445 of 17 March 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew (Text with EEA relevance).