# 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), Division MED.A.030: Medical certificates

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a)A student pilot shall not fly solo unless that student pilot holds a medical certificate, as required for the relevant licence.
(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.
(c)When exercising the privileges of a:
(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);
(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);
(3)BPL for the purpose of:
(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;
(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)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;
(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.
(d)If a night rating is added to a PPL or LAPL, the licence holder shall be colour safe.
(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.
(f)A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1178/annex/IV/division/SUBPART+A/section/2/division/MED.A.030 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-IV/division-SUBPART+A/section-2/division-MED.A.030
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