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Article 10 Conditions for acceptance of class and type ratings

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/723 · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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Article 10Conditions for acceptance of class and type ratings

A valid class or type rating contained in a licence issued by a third country may be inserted in a licence issued in accordance with Annex I (PartFCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, provided that the applicant:

(a)complies with the experience requirements and the prerequisites for the issue of the applicable type or class rating in accordance with Part-FCL;

(b)passes the relevant skill test for the issue of the applicable type or class rating in accordance with Part-FCL;

(c)is in current flying practice;

(d)has no less than:

(i)for aeroplane class ratings, 100 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that class;

(ii)for aeroplane type ratings, 500 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that type;

(iii)for single-engine helicopters with a maximum certificated take-off mass of up to 3 175 kg, 100 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that type;

(iv)for all other helicopters, 350 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that type.

IR · Article 10 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2020/723 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

All rules in SECTION 4 — ACCEPTANCE OF CLASS AND TYPE RATINGS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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