Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893 of 21 April 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/340 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers’ licences and certificates

1 Air traffic control services shall only be provided by air traffic controllers qualified and licensed in accordance with this Regulation.

2 Member States may apply this Regulation to their military personnel providing services to the public.’

1 Licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of national legislation based on Directive 2006/23/EC and licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation.

2 Holders of the Aerodrome Control Visual (ADV) rating, who do not hold an Aerodrome Control Instrument (ADI) rating, shall continue to be authorised to provide air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic at an aerodrome that has no published instrument approach or departure procedures, provided that the validity of the unit endorsement related to the ADV rating is maintained.’

1 The competent authorities shall change the name of the Aerodrome Control Instrument (ADI) rating issued before 4 August 2024 into Aerodrome Control (ADC) no later than 4 August 2027 in a manner established by the competent authority..

2 The competent authorities shall not issue licences including Aerodrome Control Visual (ADV) rating after 4 August 2024 except for those air traffic controllers referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 7.

3 The competent authorities shall not issue licences including Air Control (AIR), Ground Movement Control (GMC), Tower Control (TWR), Ground Movement Surveillance (GMS), Aerodrome Radar Control (RAD) and Terminal Control (TCL) rating endorsements after 4 August 2024.

4 The privileges of the Air Control (AIR), Ground Movement Control (GMC) and Tower Control (TWR) rating endorsements issued before 4 August 2024 shall become part of the privileges of an Aerodrome Control (ADC) rating. If the exercise of the privileges of the holder is limited to air control or ground control only, this shall be indicated in the unit endorsement, in accordance with point ATCO.B.020(d) of Annex I, at the time of the change of name of the Aerodrome Control Instrument (ADI) rating into Aerodrome Control (ADC) in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

5 The privileges of the Ground Movement Surveillance (GMS) rating endorsement issued before 4 August 2024 shall become part of the privileges of the unit endorsement associated with the Aerodrome Control rating.

6 The competent authorities shall change the name of the Aerodrome Radar Control (RAD) rating endorsement issued before 4 August 2024 into the Aerodrome Control Surveillance (SUR) rating endorsement at the time of the change of name of the Aerodrome Control Instrument (ADI) rating into Aerodrome Control (ADC) in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

7 The privileges of the Terminal Control (TCL) rating endorsement issued before 4 August 2024 shall become part of the privileges of the unit endorsement associated with the Approach Control Surveillance (APS) or the Area Control Surveillance (ACS) rating.’

1 A holder of a national military air traffic controller licence issued by a Member State may apply for the conversion of that licence into a student air traffic controller licence referred to in point ATCO.B.001. The application for the licence conversion shall be submitted to the competent authority of the Member State in whose military forces the applicant has served.

2 The competent authority that has received the application referred to in paragraph 1 shall give credit to the applicant for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the relevant requirements of Annex I (Part ATCO) in accordance with the national conversion report established by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.

3 The national conversion report shall be notified by the competent authority of the Member State concerned to the Agency and shall: (a) describe the national requirements on the basis of which the military air traffic controller licences are issued in that Member State; (b) describe the scope of the privileges of the military air traffic controller licences referred to in point (a); (c) indicate for which requirements of Annex I (Part ATCO) credit is to be given; (d) indicate the additional training, including the required examinations and assessments, to be undertaken by the applicants; the required examinations and assessments shall be conducted by a training organisation that meets the requirements laid down in Annex III (Part ATCO.OR) and that is certified to provide initial training for the purpose of issuing student air traffic controller licences in accordance with this Regulation; (e) include a statement confirming that the compliance of the applicant with the training, examination and assessment requirements described in the national conversion report can be considered as being equivalent to the successful completion of the initial training required under this Regulation for the purpose of issuing a student air traffic controller licence; (f) include copies of all relevant supporting documentation, including copies of the relevant national requirements and procedures, demonstrating how the competent authority of the Member State has established the elements listed in points (a) to (e) above.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 4 August 2024.