The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Aircrew)

4.—(1) 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(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 3, in paragraph 2, after the words “in accordance with Subpart B or C of Annex 1 to this Regulation” insert “or of pilot licences issued in accordance with article 152 of the Air Navigation Order 2016(2) and which are deemed to comply with this Regulation in accordance with Article 3(3) of this Regulation”.

(3) In Article 3, after paragraph 2, insert–

“3.   A pilot licence issued in accordance with article 152 of the Air Navigation Order 2016 is deemed to comply with this Regulation where—

(a) it remains valid in accordance with that Order;

(b) it includes one of the following ratings: SSEA, SLMG, TMG, or SEP; and

(c) it is used within the privileges of those ratings on a flight conducted in accordance with Annex VII of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

4.   The ratings SSEA, SLMG and TMG have the meanings given in Schedule 1 to the Air Navigation Order 2016, and the rating SEP refers to a single-engine piston aeroplane of the kind described in Annex 1, Subpart B, point FCL.105.A(a) to this Regulation.”.

(4) In Article 4, in paragraph 8, for “Until 8 September 2021, the” substitute “The”.

(1)

EUR 2011/1178, as amended by S.I. 2019/645, 2020/1116 and 2021/10.

(2)

S.I. 2016/765, amended by S.I. 2019/645. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.