# The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025, Regulation 15: Amendment of Article 3b of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395


(1) Article 3b (existing pilot licences and national medical certificates) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 2(b) substitute—
“(b) convert the privileges for commercial operation associated with a Part-FCL licence into:
(i) a commercial non-passenger operation rating where the licence holder complies with point BFCL.215 of Annex III; or
(ii) a commercial operation rating where the licence holder complies with point BFCL.220 of Annex III;”.
(3) In paragraph 3—
(a) for “By that date” substitute “Except as provided for in paragraph 5”;
(b) omit the words from “that complies” to “Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011”.
(4) Omit paragraph 4.
(5) After paragraph 4 insert—
“(5) A Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships) issued in accordance with Article 152 of the Air Navigation Order 2016 is not required to be converted as provided for by paragraph 3 where:
(a) it remains valid in accordance with that Order;
(b) it is used in accordance with Article 154 and section 3 of Chapter 2, Part 1 of Schedule 8 of that Order.
(6) The CAA may convert a Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Balloons) (CPL(B)) issued in accordance with Article 152 of the Air Navigation Order 2016 to a Balloon Pilot Licence (BPL) endorsed with either a commercial non-passenger operation rating or a commercial passenger operation rating, depending on the experience and qualifications of the licence holder. Such a conversion will be based on a conversion report published by the CAA.
(7) The holder of a BPL with a commercial operation rating issued on or before 30 September 2025 will be deemed to hold:
(a) a commercial non-passenger operation rating where the pilot complies with point BFCL.215 of Annex III;
(b) a commercial passenger operation rating where the pilot complies with point BFCL.220 of Annex III.
(8) If, on 30 September 2025:
(a) the holder of a commercial operation rating has the privilege to operate a particular group of hot-air balloons on commercial passenger operations, the holder is considered to meet the flight experience requirements of point BFCL.220(d)(1) of Annex III with respect to that group;
(b) the holder of a Flight Examiner (Balloons) certificate has the privilege to examine applicants for a commercial operation rating in a particular class or group of balloon, the holder is considered to have complied with the flight experience requirements of BFCL.415 with respect to that class or group.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/878/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/aviation-safety-amendment-no-2-regulations-2025/regulation-15
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