{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1976/annex-III/division-1/division-subpart+gen/division-sfcl.045",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1976/annex-III/division-1/division-subpart+gen/division-sfcl.045.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/1976",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 of 14 December 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of sailplanes as well as for the flight crew licensing for sailplanes pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1976",
  "path": "annex/III/division/1/division/subpart+gen/division/sfcl.045",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "SFCL.045",
  "heading": "Obligation to carry and present documents",
  "text": "(a)When exercising the privileges of SPL licence, SPL holders shall carry all of the following:\n(1)a valid SPL;\n(2)a valid medical certificate or medical declaration, appropriate to the privileges exercised;\n(3)a personal identification document containing his or her photo;\n(4)sufficient logbook data to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this Annex.\n(b)Student pilots shall carry on all solo cross-country flights:\n(1)the documents as specified in paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3);\n(2)evidence of the authorisation required by point SFCL.125(a).\n(c)SPL holders or student pilots shall without undue delay present the documents as specified in paragraph (a) for inspection upon request by an authorised representative of the CAA.\n(d)By way of derogation from paragraphs (a) and (b), the documents specified therein may be retained at the aerodrome or operating site for flights that remain:\n(1)within the sight of the aerodrome or operating site; or\n(2)within a distance from the aerodrome or operating site determined by the CAA.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/358 of 4 March 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 as regards sailplane pilot licences (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 Point SFCL.045 inserted (28.1.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/10), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex 3 Point SFCL.045 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 91(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1976/annex/III/division/1/division/subpart+gen/division/sfcl.045",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:43.627853+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."
}