Article 150 Deeming a non-United Kingdom flight crew licence and any Part-FCL or Part-BFCL licence valid for non-Part-21 aircraft registered in the United Kingdom and deeming a non-United Kingdom radiotelephony licence valid for any aircraftF7F8
United Kingdom
Subject to paragraph (2), this article applies to any licence which authorises the holder to act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft and is—
granted under the law of a Contracting State other than the United Kingdom F1...;
granted under the law of a relevant overseas territory; F2...
a Part-FCL licence F3; or
in the case of a balloon, a Part-BFCL licence.
This article does not apply to such a licence if it authorises the holder to act as a student pilot only.
Subject to paragraph (6), for the purposes of this Part, a licence to which this article applies is, unless the CAA gives a direction to the contrary, deemed to be a licence rendered valid under this Order in respect of a F4non-Part-21 aircraft registered in the United Kingdom.
Subject to paragraph (5), the privileges of a licence deemed valid under paragraph (3) are restricted so that it does not entitle the holder to act as a member of the flight crew of any aircraft flying for the purpose of public transport or commercial air transport.
The restriction in paragraph (4) does not apply to a Part-FCL licence F5or a Part-BFCL licence.
A Part-FCL licence with single-engine piston aeroplane privileges is not deemed to be rendered valid for a microlight aeroplane unless the holder of the licence has undergone differences training in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 8, appropriate for a microlight aeroplane class rating.
A Part-FCL licence which—
authorises the holder to exercise the privileges of a Part-FCL light aircraft pilot licence or a Part-FCL private pilot licence; and
is valid in all respects save that the holder does not hold a medical certificate,
is deemed to be a licence rendered valid F6under this Order if the requirements of paragraph (8) are satisfied.
The requirements are that the holder—
has made a medical declaration in accordance with article 163(3); and
complies with the conditions in article 163(5).
The holder of a Part-FCL licence deemed to be rendered valid under paragraph (7) may only exercise the privileges of an equivalent private pilot licence granted under article 152.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 150(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 42(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Word in art. 150(1)(b) omitted (1.10.2025) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 6(3)(a)
- F3
Art. 150(1)(d) and word inserted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 6(3)(b)
- F4
Word in art. 150(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 42(c) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F5
Words in art. 150(5) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 6(4)
- F6
Words in art. 150(7) substituted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 30
- F7
Words in art. 150 heading inserted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 6(2)
- F8
Word in art. 150 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 42(a) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)