Division ATCO.A.015 Exercise of the privileges of licences and provisional inability
United Kingdom
- (a)
The exercise of the privileges granted by a licence shall be dependent on the validity of the ratings, endorsements and of the medical certificate.
- (b)
Licence holders shall not exercise the privileges of their licence when having doubts of being able to safely exercise the privileges of the licence and shall in such cases immediately notify the relevant air navigation service provider of the provisional inability to exercise the privileges of their licence.
- (c)
Air navigation service providers may declare the provisional inability of the licence holder if they become aware of any doubt concerning the ability of the licence holder to safely exercise the privileges of the licence.
- (d)
Air navigation service providers shall develop and implement objective, transparent and non-discriminatory procedures to enable licence holders declaring provisional inability to exercise the privileges of their licence in accordance with point (b), to declare the provisional inability of the licence holder in accordance with point (c), to manage the operational impact of provisional inability cases and to inform the F1CAA.
- (e)
The procedures referred to in point (d) shall be included in the unit competence scheme according to ATCO.B.025(a)(13).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Annex 1 point ATCO.A.015(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 389(4) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)