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Paragraph 4

United Kingdom

(1)

A certificate of revalidation required by article 157 for F1an SEP class rating, a microlight class rating or a F2TMG class rating must be signed by a person authorised by the CAA to sign certificates of this kind and certify—

(a)

the rating to which the certificate relates;

(b)

that on a specified date the holder has satisfied the relevant requirements for issue in accordance with Table A and Table B;

(c)

the specified date; and

(d)

the date on which the period of validity of the certificate expires in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

Table A – Requirements for issue of a certificate of revalidation for an aeroplane class rating included in Chapter 2 of Part 2

CircumstancesRequirements
1On initial issue by the CAAThe holder of the licence has passed a NPPL General Skill Test with the authorised examiner signing the licence application form in an aeroplane of the class for which the certificate of revalidation is sought
2There is a current valid certificate of revalidation for the rating

The holder of the licence has—

(a) passed a NPPL General Skill Test with the authorised examiner signing the certificate in an aeroplane of the class for which the certificate of revalidation is sought; or

(b) produced their personal flying log book to the authorised person signing the certificate and satisfied the authorised person that the holder satisfied the experience requirements specified in F3paragraph (2)

3The last previous certificate of revalidation for the rating expired less than five years before the date on which the new certificate is to be signedThe holder of the licence has passed a NPPL General Skill Test with the authorised examiner signing the certificate in an aeroplane of the class for which the certificate of revalidation is sought
4The last previous certificate of revalidation for the rating expired five years or more before the date on which the new certificate is to be signed

The holder of the licence has passed—

(a) a NPPL General Skill Test with the authorised examiner signing the certificate in an aeroplane of the class for which the certificate of revalidation is sought; and

(b) an oral theoretical knowledge examination conducted by the authorised examiner as part of the NPPL General Skill Test

F4Table B

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F5(2)

The experience requirements for the issue of a certificate of revalidation for a class rating in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of Table A are that the holder has, as a pilot in aeroplanes for which there is a class rating included in the licence and within the period of validity of the current certificate of revalidation for the rating—

(a)

flown at least 12 hours which includes at least 6 hours as pilot in command;

(b)

completed at least 12 take-offs and at least 12 landings;

(c)

flown at least six hours in the 12 months preceding the expiry date of the rating;

(d)

undertaken at least one hour of flying training in an aeroplane with an instructor entitled to give instructions on aeroplanes of that class.

(2A)

Where all the experience requirements of paragraph (2) are met except those in paragraph (2)(d), a certificate of revalidation may be issued but must be endorsed ‘single seat only’.

(3)

If the rating—

F6(a)

has not expired, the new certificate is valid for 24 months from the end of the month which includes the expiry date of the existing certificate, except where the certificate is validated by a NPPL General Skill Test more than 3 months before the expiry date of the existing certificate, in which case the new certificate is valid for 24 months from the end of the month in which the test was taken;

(b)

has expired, the new certificate is valid for 24 months in addition to the remainder of the month in which the date of test falls.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 para. 4(1) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(i)(aa)

F2

Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 para. 4(1) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(i)(bb)

F3

Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 para. 4(1) Table A substituted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(i)(cc)

F4

Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 para. 4(1) Table B omitted (1.10.2025) by virtue of The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(i)(dd)

F5

Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 paras. 4(2), (2A) substituted for Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 para. 4(2) (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 16(4)(b)(ii)

F6

Sch. 8 Pt. 3 Ch. 2 para. 4(3)(a) substituted (14.12.2017) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1112), arts. 1, 46(2)(a)