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

‘1 Without prejudice to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and where there are no agreements concluded between the Union and a third country covering pilot licensing, Member States may accept third country licences, ratings or certificates, and associated medical certificates issued by or on behalf of third countries, in accordance with the provisions of Annex III to this Regulation.’

‘3 JAR-compliant training organisations shall be allowed to provide training for a Part-FCL private pilot licence (PPL), for the associated ratings included in the registration and for a light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL) until 8 April 2018 without complying with the provisions of Annex VI and VII, provided that they were registered before 8 April 2015.’

‘2 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the following provisions of Annex I until 8 April 2015: (a) the provisions related to pilot licences of powered-lift aircraft and airships; (b) the provisions of point FCL.820; (c) in the case of helicopters, the provisions of Section 8 of Subpart J; (d) the provisions of Section 11 of Subpart J.’

‘2a By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the following provisions of Annex I until 8 April 2018: (a) the provisions related to pilot licences of sailplanes and balloons; (b) the provisions of Subpart B; (c) the provisions of points FCL.800, FCL.805, FCL.815; (d) the provisions of Section 10 of Subpart J.’

‘4 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the provisions of this Regulation until 8 April 2016 to pilots holding a licence and associated medical certificate issued by a third country involved in the non-commercial operation of aircraft as specified in Article 4(1)(b) or (c) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.’

In Commission Regulation (EU) No 290/2012, in Article 2, paragraph 2, point (f) is deleted.

1 This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2015.

2 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the amendments to the provisions in FCL315.A, FCL.410.A, FCL.725.A of Annex I shall apply from 8 April 2018.

3 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the provisions of Annexes VI and VII to a training organisation providing training only for a national licence that is eligible in accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, for conversion into a Part-FCL light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL), sailplane pilot licence (SPL) or balloon pilot licence (BPL) until 8 April 2018.