Article 3b Existing pilot licences and national medical certificates

SI. No. 588/2023

1. Part-FCL licences for sailplanes and associated privileges, ratings and certificates issued by the CAA before the date of application of this Regulation shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation. The CAA shall replace those licences with licences that comply with the format laid down in Annex VI (Part-ARA) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 when they reissue licences for administrative reasons or upon a request of licence holders.

2. When the CAA reissues licences and associated privileges, ratings and certificates in accordance with paragraph 1, the CAA shall, as applicable:

(a)  transfer all privileges endorsed so far in Part-FCL licences to the new licence format;

(b)  convert aerobatic ratings issued in accordance with point FCL.800 of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 into advanced aerobatic privileges in accordance with point SFCL.200(c) of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation;

(c)  endorse the expiry date of a flight instructor certificate associated with a Part-FCL licence into the pilot’s logbook or issue an equivalent document. After that expiry date, pilots shall exercise instructor privileges only when they comply with point SFCL.360 of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation.

3. Holders of national licences for sailplanes shall be allowed to continue to exercise the privileges of their licences until 30 September 2025. By that date, the CAA shall convert those licences into Part-SFCL licences and associated ratings, privileges and certificates in accordance with the elements laid down in a conversion report that complies with the requirements of Article 4(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

4. National pilot medical certificates associated with a licence as specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and issued [...] before the date of application of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to this Regulation shall remain valid until the date of their next revalidation or until 8 April 2021, whichever is the earliest. The revalidation of such medical certificates shall comply with the requirements of Annex IV (Part-MED) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.