{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-I/division-SUBPART+H/section-1/division-FCL.700/division-a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-I/division-SUBPART+H/section-1/division-FCL.700/division-a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/1178",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178",
  "path": "annex/I/division/SUBPART+H/section/1/division/FCL.700/division/a",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(a)",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Holders of a pilot licence shall act as pilots of an aircraft only if they have a valid and appropriate class or type rating, unless any of the following applies:\n(1)if exercising the privileges of an LAPL (H) ;\n(2)if they take skill tests or proficiency checks for renewal of class or type ratings;\n(3)if they receive flight instruction;\n(4)if they hold a flight test rating issued in accordance with point FCL.820.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/359 of 4 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Annex 1 point FCL.700(a)(1) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/878), regs. 1(4), 6(5)(a)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1178/annex/I/division/SUBPART+H/section/1/division/FCL.700/division/a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:46.231029+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}