Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 of 24 July 2024 amending Regulations (EU) No 1178/2011 and (EU) No 965/2012 as regards the clarification of requirements for cruise relief co-pilots, updates of requirements for flight crew licensing and medical certification, and improvements for general aviation

‘1 Without prejudice to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/723, pilots of aircraft referred to in Article 2(1), points (b)(i) and (ii), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 shall comply with the technical requirements and administrative procedures laid down in Annex I and Annex IV to this Regulation.

1 Competent authorities involved in medical assessment protocols, or wishing to join an existing medical assessment protocol, in accordance with point ARA.MED.330 of Annex VI (Part-ARA) applicable before 13 February 2025 may continue to apply the, or join the, relevant protocol until the end of its validity, where the validity has been determined before 13 August 2024.

2 Holders of medical certificates issued in accordance with the medical assessment protocols referred to in paragraph 1 may exercise the privileges of their pilot licences on the basis of their medical certificates, as long as the relevant medical assessment protocol continues to apply in accordance with paragraph 1.’

Holders of a mountain rating which was issued before 13 August 2024 with an expiry date endorsed in accordance with point FCL.815 of Annex I shall, in order to continue to exercise their privileges after that date, take the following steps: (a) have their mountain rating re-issued by the competent authority without an expiry date; (b) comply with point FCL.815(d) of Annex I, unless, within the preceding 2 years, they have revalidated their mountain rating in accordance with point FCL.815(e) of Annex I applicable until 12 August 2024.’;

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 is amended as follows: (1) Annex III (Part-ORO) is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation; (2) Annex V (Part-SPA) is amended in accordance with Annex VII to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The following amendments shall apply from 13 February 2025: (1) point (7) of Annex I; (2) Annex II; (3) points (6) to (18), (22) and (23) of Annex III; (4) points (2) to (9) of Annex IV; (5) Annex VII.