{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-IV/division-SUBPART+A/section-2/division-MED.A.030",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-IV/division-SUBPART+A/section-2/division-MED.A.030.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/IV/division/SUBPART+A/section/2/division/MED.A.030",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "MED.A.030",
  "heading": "Medical certificates",
  "text": "(a)A student pilot shall not fly solo unless that student pilot holds a medical certificate, as required for the relevant licence.\n(b)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.\n(c)When exercising the privileges of a:\n(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 or 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);\n(2)private pilot licence (PPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate (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);\n(3)BPL for the purpose of:\n(i)commercial passenger ballooning, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate or (except where more than 4 persons are on board the aircraft) have made a medical declaration;\n(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;\n(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 or have made a medical declaration;\n(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.\n(d)If a night rating is added to a PPL or LAPL, the licence holder shall be colour safe.\n(e)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.\n(f)A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/27 of 19 December 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "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": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 4 point MED.A.030(c)(1) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/10), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 4 point MED.A.030(c)(2) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/10), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex 4 point MED.A.030(c)(3)(i) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/10), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex 4 point MED.A.030(c)(4) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/10), regs. 1(2), 4(4)(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1178/annex/IV/division/SUBPART+A/section/2/division/MED.A.030",
    "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."
}