# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February 2015 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers' licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Appendix 1 of Annex II

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

Format for licence
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER LICENCE
The air traffic controller licence issued in accordance with this Regulation shall conform to the following specifications:
(a)Content. The item number shall always be printed in association with the item heading. Items I to XI are the ‘permanent’ items, and items XII to XIV are the ‘variable’ items which may appear on a separate or detachable part of the main form as prescribed below. Any separate or detachable part shall be clearly identifiable as part of the licence.
(1.)Permanent items:
(I)State of licence issue;
(II)title of licence;
(III)serial number of the licence with the United Nations (UN) country code of the United Kingdom and followed by ‘(Student) ATCO Licence’ and a code of numbers and/or letters in Arabic numerals and in Latin script;
(IV)name of holder in full (in Latin script, even if the script of the national language(s) is other than Latin);
(IVa)date of birth;
(V)holder's address, if required by the CAA;
(VI)nationality of holder;
(VII)signature of holder;
(VIII)CAA;
(IX)certification of validity and authorisation for the privileges granted, including the dates when they were first issued;
(X)signature of officer issuing the licence and the date of such issue;
(XI)seal or stamp of the CAA.
(2.)Variable items:
(XII)ratings and endorsements with expiry dates;
(XIII)remarks: language proficiency endorsements; and
(XIV)any other details required by the CAA .
(b)The licence shall be accompanied by a valid medical certificate, except when only STDI privileges are exercised.
(c)Material. First quality paper and/or other suitable material, including plastic cards, shall be used to prevent or readily show any alterations or erasures. Any entries or deletions in the form will be clearly authorised by the CAA.
(d)Language. Licences shall be written in English ....
Abbreviations
Air traffic controller ratings
Requirements: N/A
ADV
Aerodrome Control Visual
ADI
Aerodrome Control Instrument
APP
Approach Control Procedural
APS
Approach Control Surveillance
ACP
Area Control Procedural
ACS
Area Control Surveillance
Rating endorsements
AIR
Air Control
GMC
Ground Movement Control
TWR
Tower Control
GMS
Ground Movement Surveillance
RAD
Aerodrome Radar Control
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
SRA
Surveillance Radar Approach
TCL
Terminal Control
OCN
Oceanic Control
Licence endorsements
OJTI
On-the-job training instructor
STDI
Synthetic training device instructor
Assessor
Assessor

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/340/annex/II/appendix/1ofII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-340/annex-II/appendix-1ofII
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