Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:
in Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.Without prejudice to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and where there are no agreements concluded between the Union and a third country covering pilot licensing, Member States may accept third country licences, ratings or certificates, and associated medical certificates issued by or on behalf of third countries, in accordance with the provisions of Annex III to this Regulation.’;
in Article 10a, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.JAR-compliant training organisations shall be allowed to provide training for a Part-FCL private pilot licence (PPL), for the associated ratings included in the registration and for a light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL) until 8 April 2018 without complying with the provisions of Annex VI and VII, provided that they were registered before 8 April 2015.’;
Article 12 is amended as follows:
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the following provisions of Annex I until 8 April 2015:
(a)the provisions related to pilot licences of powered-lift aircraft and airships;
(b)the provisions of point FCL.820;
(c)in the case of helicopters, the provisions of Section 8 of Subpart J;
(d)the provisions of Section 11 of Subpart J.’;
the following paragraph 2a is inserted:
‘2a.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the following provisions of Annex I until 8 April 2018:
(a)the provisions related to pilot licences of sailplanes and balloons;
(b)the provisions of Subpart B;
(c)the provisions of points FCL.800, FCL.805, FCL.815;
(d)the provisions of Section 10 of Subpart J.’;
paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to apply the provisions of this Regulation until 8 April 2016 to pilots holding a licence and associated medical certificate issued by a third country involved in the non-commercial operation of aircraft as specified in Article 4(1)(b) or (c) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.’;
Annexes I, II, III, VI and VII are amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Regulation.