CHAPTER III

SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION VI

Air traffic controllers

Air traffic controllers
Article 49
1
Air traffic controllers shall be required to hold an air traffic controller licence and an air traffic controller medical certificate appropriate for the service to be provided.
2
The air traffic controller licence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued upon application, when the applicant for the licence has demonstrated that he or she complies with regulations made under Article 50 adopted to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 48.
3
The air traffic controller medical certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued upon application, when the air traffic controller has demonstrated that he or she complies with regulations made under Article 50 adopted to ensure compliance with the essential requirements referred to in Article 48.
4
The air traffic controller licence and the air traffic controller medical certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall specify the privileges granted to the air traffic controller. That air traffic controller licence and air traffic controller medical certificate may be amended to add or remove privileges, in accordance with regulations made under point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 50(1).
5
The air traffic controller licence and the air traffic controller medical certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be limited, suspended or revoked when the holder no longer complies with the rules and procedures for issuing and maintaining a licence or a medical certificate, in accordance with regulations made under point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 50(1).
Words in Art. 49 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 125 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)