Division MED.A.030 Medical certificatesF1

A student pilot shall not fly solo unless that student pilot holds a medical certificate, as required for the relevant licence.

An applicant for a licence, in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL), shall hold a medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED) and appropriate to the licence privileges applied for.

F2When exercising the privileges of a:

1. (1)

   light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL), a balloon pilot licence (BPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-BFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395, or a sailplane pilot licence (SPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, the pilot shall hold at least a valid LAPL medical certificate F3or have made a medical declaration (except where the pilot is exercising the privileges of a LAPL in respect of a turbine engine helicopter, in which case the pilot shall hold at least a valid LAPL medical certificate);

2. (2)

   private pilot licence (PPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate F4(except where the pilot is exercising the privileges of a LAPL in respect of aircraft other than turbine engine helicopters, in which case the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate or have made a medical declaration);

3. (3)

   BPL for the purpose of:

   1. (i)

      commercial passenger ballooning, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate F5or (except where more than 4 persons are on board the aircraft) have made a medical declaration;

   2. (ii)

      commercial operation other than commercial passenger ballooning, with more than 4 persons on board the aircraft, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;

4. (4)

   SPL for the purpose of commercial sailplane operations other than those specified in Article 3(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate F6or have made a medical declaration;

5. (5)

   a commercial pilot licence (CPL), a multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) or an airline transport pilot licence (ATPL), the pilot shall hold a valid class 1 medical certificate.

If a night rating is added to a PPL or LAPL, the licence holder shall be colour safe.

If an instrument rating or en route instrument rating is added to a PPL, the licence holder shall undertake pure tone audiometry examinations in accordance with the periodicity and the standard required for class 1 medical certificate holders.

A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED).