The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

CHAPTER 6 Amendment of Commission Regulation on sailplanes

Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 (sailplanes)

85.  Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 of 14 December 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of sailplanes as well as for the flight crew licensing of sailplanes pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended in accordance with regulations 86 to 91.

Amendment of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976

86.  In Article 2 (definitions), in point (11), for “pilot licence issued by a Member State in accordance with national legislation” substitute “certificate issued by the British Gliding Association”.

Amendment of Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976

87.  In Article 3a (pilot licences and medical certification), in paragraph 3—

(a) in the first paragraph, for “A Member State” substitute “The CAA”;

(b) in point (a), for “Member State” substitute “CAA”;

(c) in point (b), in both places the words occur, for “authorising Member State” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(d) omit point (d);

(e) in point (e), for “Member State” substitute “CAA”.

Amendment of Article 3b of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976

88.  In Article 3b (existing pilot licences and national medical certificates)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “a Member State” substitute “the CAA”;

(ii) for “Member States” substitute “The CAA”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “a Member State” substitute “the CAA”;

(ii) for “the Member State” substitute “the CAA”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) omit “by a Member State”;

(ii) for “Member States” substitute “the CAA”;

(d) in paragraph 4, omit “by a Member State”.

Amendment of Article 3c of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976

89.  In Article 3c (credit for training that commenced prior to the date of application of this Regulation), in paragraph 2, for “Member State in consultation with the EASA” substitute “CAA”.

Amendment of Annex 1 to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976

90.  In Annex 1 (Part-DEF), in point 19, for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”.

Amendment of Annex 3 to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1976

91.—(1) Annex 3 (Part-SFCL) is amended as follows.

(2) In Subpart GEN—

(a) omit point SFCL.005;

(b) in point SFCL.015—

(i) in point (a)—

(aa) in the first place the words occur, for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”;

(bb) for “that competent authority” substitute “the CAA”;

(cc) in point (2), for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”;

(ii) in point (c), for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”;

(iii) omit points (e) and (f);

(c) in points SFCL.045, SFCL.050 and SFCL.070, in each place the words occur, for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”.

(3) In Subpart SPL—

(a) omit point SFCL.135 SPL(b)(1);

(b) in point SFCL.155 SPL(a)(4), for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”.

(4) In Subpart FI—

(a) in point SFCL.300(b)—

(i) in the first paragraph, for “territory of the Member States” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(ii) in point (1)—

(aa) for “territory for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(bb) in both places the words occur, for “competent authority”, substitute “CAA”;

(cc) in point (iii), for “European” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(iii) in point (2)(i), for “territory for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in point SFCL.315(a)(7)(ii), for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”;

(c) in point SFCL.360(a)—

(i) in point (1)(i), for “a competent authority” substitute “the CAA”;

(ii) in point (2), for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”.

(5) In Subpart FE—

(a) in point SFCL.400(b)—

(i) in the first place the words occur, for “Member States” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(ii) in point (1)—

(aa) for “territory for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(bb) in both places the words occur, for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”;

(cc) in point (iii), for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(iii) in point (2), for “territory for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in point SFCL.410(b)—

(i) in point (2), for “competent authority that is responsible for the applicant’s licence” substitute “CAA”;

(ii) in point (3)—

(aa) in the opening words, for the words from “competent authority that is” to “issued the examiner certificate”, substitute “CAA”;

(bb) omit points (iv) and (v);

(c) in point SFCL.410(d), for “competent authority that is responsible for the sailplane examiner certificate, or the competent authority that is responsible for the applicant’s licence” substitute “CAA”;

(d) in point SFCL.430—

(i) in point (a)—

(aa) for “the competent authority” substitute “the CAA”;

(bb) for “that competent authority” substitute “the CAA”;

(ii) in point (b)(3)—

(aa) after point (iv), insert “and”;

(bb) omit the “and” after point (v);

(cc) omit point (vi);

(iii) omit point (c);

(e) in point SFCL.445—

(i) in both places the words occur, for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”;

(ii) omit “that is responsible for the FE(S) certificate”;

(f) in SFCL.460(b)—

(i) in point (1)—

(aa) for “the competent authority” substitute “the CAA”;

(bb) for “that competent authority” substitute “the CAA”;

(ii) in point (2)—

(aa) for “competent authority”, in the first place the words occur, substitute “CAA”;

(bb) for “competent authority that is responsible for the FE(S) certificate” substitute “CAA”;

(cc) in point (c), for “competent authority” substitute “CAA”.