Explanatory note

These Regulations enable the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to give credit for training undertaken for third country air traffic controller licences and United Kingdom (UK) military air traffic controller certificates of competence.

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Regulation 4 establishes the requirements when giving credit for third country licences.

Regulation 5 establishes the requirements when giving credit for air traffic controller certificates of competence issued by the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

Regulation 6 sets out the essential contents of a credit report for the purpose of assessing the compliance of the applicant’s third country or military air traffic controller qualifications with the UK air traffic controller training requirements in Subpart D of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/340 which lays down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers’ licences and certificates (EUR 2015/340, amended by S.I. 2019/645).

Regulation 7 establishes the requirement for periodic post-implementation reviews.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the business or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum and a de minimis assessment are published alongside these Regulations on the UK legislation website, www.legislation.gov.uk