# The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Regulation 5: Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 (operation of balloons)


(1) Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 of 13 March 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of balloons as well as for the flight crew licensing for balloons pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2 (definitions), at the end insert—
“(16) ‘medical declaration’ means a medical declaration made in accordance with article 163(3) of the Air Navigation Order 2016 by a pilot holding a balloon pilot licence (BPL), which has not ceased to be valid in accordance with article 163(4) of that Order.”.
(3) In Annex 3 (Part-BFCL)—
(a) in Subpart GEN (general requirements), in point BFCL.045(a)(2), after “certificate” insert “or medical declaration, appropriate to the privileges exercised”;
(b) in Subpart BPL (balloon pilot licence), in point BFCL.115(c), after “certificate” insert “or medical declaration”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/10/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/aviation-safety-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-5
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