Article 3a Pilot licences and medical certification

1. Without prejudice to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU), pilots of aircraft referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall comply with the technical requirements and administrative procedures laid down in Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation and in Annex IV (Part-MED) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

2. As an exception to the privileges of the holders of licences as defined in Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation, holders of such licences may carry out flights referred to in points (a) to (d) of Article 3(2) without complying with point SFCL.115(a)(3) of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation.

3. The CAA may authorise student pilots who follow a sailplane pilot licence (‘SPL’) training course to exercise limited privileges without supervision before they meet all the requirements that are necessary for the issue of an SPL in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation, subject to all of the following conditions:

(a)   the scope of the privileges granted shall be based on a safety risk assessment carried out by the CAA , taking into account the extent of training necessary for the intended level of pilot competence to be achieved;

(b)  the privileges shall be limited to the following:

(i)   the whole or part of the national territory of the United Kingdom ; and

(ii)   sailplanes that are registered in the United Kingdom ;

(c)  the holder of an authorisation who applies for the issue of an SPL shall receive credits for training conducted on the basis of a recommendation from an approved training organisation (‘ATO’) or a declared training organisation (‘DTO’);

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(e)   the CAA shall monitor the use of authorisations issued under this paragraph to ensure an acceptable level of aviation safety and take appropriate action in case of identifying an increased safety risk or any safety concerns.