# The Air Navigation Order 2016, 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 aircraft

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) 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—
(a) granted under the law of a Contracting State other than the United Kingdom ...;
(b) granted under the law of a relevant overseas territory; ...
(c) a Part-FCL licence ; or
(d) in the case of a balloon, a Part-BFCL licence.
(2) This article does not apply to such a licence if it authorises the holder to act as a student pilot only.
(3) 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 non-Part-21 aircraft registered in the United Kingdom.
(4) 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.
(5) The restriction in paragraph (4) does not apply to a Part-FCL licence or a Part-BFCL licence.
(6) 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.
(7) A Part-FCL licence which—
(a) authorises the holder to exercise the privileges of a Part-FCL light aircraft pilot licence or a Part-FCL private pilot licence; and
(b) is valid in all respects save that the holder does not hold a medical certificate,
is deemed to be a licence rendered valid under this Order if the requirements of paragraph (8) are satisfied.
(8) The requirements are that the holder—
(a) has made a medical declaration in accordance with article 163(3); and
(b) complies with the conditions in article 163(5).
(9) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/150 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/article-150
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