Article 3 Acceptance of licences from third countries

Without prejudice to international agreements concluded between the United Kingdom and a third country in accordance with point (a) of Article 68(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, the Civil Aviation Authority (”the CAA”) may:

(a)  in accordance with Section 2 of this Regulation accept pilot licences and associated ratings, privileges or certificates, as well as associated medical certificates issued in accordance with laws of third countries;

(b)  in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, Article 3a of Regulation (EU) 2018/395 or Article 3a of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, as applicable, issue equivalent licences to applicants who already hold an equivalent licence, rating, privilege or certificate issued in accordance with Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed on 7 December 1944 in Chicago (‘the Chicago Convention’) by a third country, provided that those applicants comply with the requirements of Section 3 and taking account of any credit based on a recommendation from an approved training organisation or a declared training organisation;

(c)  give full credits as regards the requirements to undergo a training course prior to undertaking the theoretical knowledge examinations and the skill test to holders of an airline transport pilots licence (‘ATPL’) issued by or on behalf of a third country in accordance with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention provided that those holders have completed the experience requirements for the issue of an ATPL in the relevant aircraft category as set out in Subpart F of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 and provided that the third country licence contains a valid type rating for the aircraft to be used for the ATPL skill test;

(d)   issue aeroplane or helicopter type ratings to holders of licences issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 that comply with the requirements established by a third country for the issue of such ratings; those ratings shall be restricted to aircraft registered in that third country and used by an operator established or resident in that country, but this restriction may be removed when the pilot complies with the requirements in Article 10 to this Regulation.