PART 6 U.K. Aircrew

CHAPTER 1 U.K. Flight crew licensing – requirement for licence

Requirement for appropriate licence to act as member of flight crew of [F1 Part-21] aircraft registered in the United Kingdom U.K.

136.— [F2 (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person must not act as a pilot of a Part-21 aircraft that is registered in the United Kingdom without holding an appropriate licence granted, converted or rendered valid under—

(a) the Aircrew Regulation;

(b) the Sailplane Regulation; or

(c) the Balloon Regulation.]

(2) A person may act as a pilot of [F3 a Part-21] aircraft without holding an appropriate licence granted, converted or rendered valid under the F4 ... Aircrew Regulation [F5 , Sailplane Regulation or Balloon Regulation] when undergoing flying training, including solo flying training authorised and supervised by a flight instructor.

(3) Subject to the exceptions set out in articles 139 and 144 a person must not act as a flight radiotelephony operator, a flight engineer or a flight navigator of [F6 a Part-21] aircraft that is registered in the United Kingdom without holding an appropriate licence granted or rendered valid under this Order.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in art. 136 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 32(2) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Art. 136(1) substituted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 4(2)

F3 Words in art. 136(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 32(4)(a) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Word in art. 136(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 32(4)(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in art. 136(2) inserted (1.10.2025) by The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/850), arts. 1(2), 4(3)

F6 Words in art. 136(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 32(5) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)