{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021/schedule-3/paragraph-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021/schedule-3/paragraph-14.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2021/792",
  "legislation_title": "The Space Industry Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-regulations-2021",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/14",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Flight crew and remote pilots",
  "text": "(1) An MFC of a sub-orbital aircraft must, subject to paragraph (3), hold—\n(a) a commercial pilot’s licence with an instrument rating, issued by the CAA, or\n(b) an ICAO compliant commercial pilot’s licence with instrument rating,\nwhich, subject to paragraph (2), has a valid type-rating for at least one type of turbo-jet aircraft.\n(2) The MFC may hold a licence within paragraph (1)(a) or (b) which does not have a valid type-rating for a type of turbo-jet aircraft if the MFC can provide evidence that the MFC is, or has been, qualified to fly a military turbo-jet aircraft.\n(3) An MFC who is a pilot of a launch vehicle which is a balloon must hold—\n(a) a commercial pilot’s licence for balloons issued by the CAA, or\n(b) an ICAO compliant commercial pilot’s licence for balloons.\n(4) A remote pilot must have any qualifications required by the regulator by conditions included in the spaceflight operator’s licence.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 14 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/792/schedule/3/paragraph/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:11:23.525161+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."
}