Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011Show full title

[F1 Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

1. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for:

(a) different ratings for pilot licences, the conditions for issuing, maintaining, amending, limiting, suspending or revoking pilot licences, the privileges and responsibilities of the holders of pilot licences, as well as the conditions for the conversion of existing national pilot licences and of national flight engineer licences into pilot licences;

(b) the certification of persons who are responsible for providing flight training or flight simulation training and for assessing pilots’ skills;

(c) different medical certificates [F2 and medical declarations] for pilots, the conditions for issuing, maintaining, amending, limiting, suspending or revoking medical certificates, the privileges and responsibilities of the holders of medical certificates [F2 and medical declarations] as well as the conditions for the conversion of national medical certificates into mutually recognised medical certificates;

(d) the certification of aero-medical examiners, as well as the conditions under which general medical practitioners may act as aero-medical examiners;

(e) the periodical aero-medical assessment of cabin crew members, as well as the qualifications of persons who are responsible for that assessment;

(f) the conditions for issuing, maintaining, amending, limiting, suspending or revoking cabin crew attestations, as well as the privileges and responsibilities of the holders of cabin crew attestations;

(g) the conditions for issuing, maintaining, amending, limiting, suspending or revoking certificates of pilot training organisations and of aero-medical centres involved in the qualification and aero-medical assessment of civil aviation aircrew;

(h) the requirements for the certification of flight simulation training devices and for organisations that operate and use those devices;

(i) the requirements for the administration and management system to be fulfilled by [F3 the CAA] and organisations in relation to the rules referred to in points (a) to (h).

2. Articles 11b and 11c of this Regulation as well as Annex IV (Part-MED), Annex VI (Part-ARA), Annex VII (Part-ORA) and Annex VIII (Part-DTO) to this Regulation shall apply to pilot licences for balloons and sailplanes.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/359 of 4 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Words in Art. 1(1)(c) inserted (28.1.2021) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/10), regs. 1(2), 4(2)

F3 Words in Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 292 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12 and S.I. 2020/1116, regs. 1(3), 29); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)