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Appendix I to ANNEX VI (Part-ARA) – Flight crew licence

ANNEX VI (Part-ARA) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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Appendix Ito ANNEX VI (Part-ARA) – Flight crew licence

The flight crew licence issued by a Member State in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL), Annex III (PartBFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 and Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 shall conform to the following specifications:

(a)Content. The item number shown shall always be printed in association with the item heading. Items I to XI are the “permanent” items and items XII to XIV are the “variable” items which may appear on a separate or detachable part of the main form. Any separate or detachable part shall be clearly identifiable as part of the licence.

(1)Permanent items:

(I)State of licence issue;

(II)title of licence;

(III)serial number of the licence commencing with the UN country code of the State of licence issue and followed by ‘FCL’, ‘BFCL’ or ‘SFCL’, as applicable, and a code of numbers and/or letters in Arabic numerals and in Latin script;

(IV)name of holder (in Latin script, even if the script of the national language(s) is other than Latin);

(IVa)date of birth;

(V)holder's address;

(VI)nationality of holder;

(VII)signature of holder;

(VIII)competent authority and, where necessary, conditions under which the licence was issued;

(IX)certification of validity and authorisation for the privileges granted;

(X)signature of the officer issuing the licence and the date of issue; and

(XI)seal or stamp of the competent authority.

(2)Variable items:

(XII)ratings, certificates and, in the case of balloons and sailplanes, privileges: class, type, instructor certificates, etc., with dates of expiry, as applicable. Radio telephony (R/T) privileges may appear on the licence or on a separate certificate;

(XIII)remarks: i.e. special endorsements relating to limitations and endorsements for privileges, including endorsements of language proficiency, and remarks on the automatic validation of the licence; and

(XIV)any other details required by the competent authority (e.g. place of birth/place of origin).

(b)Material. The paper or other material used will prevent or readily show any alterations or erasures. Any entries or deletions to the form will be clearly authorised by the competent authority.

(c)Language. Licences shall be written in the national language(s) and in English and such other languages as the competent authority deems appropriate. Cover page

Competent Authority name and logo (English and any language(s) determined by the competent authority) EUROPEAN UNION (English only) FLIGHT CREW LICENCE (English and any language(s) determined by the competent authority) Issued in accordance with Part-FCL/Part-BFCL/PartSFCL (non-applicable terms to be deleted) This licence complies with ICAO standards, except for the LAPL and BIR privileges or when accompanied by an LAPL medical certificate [applicable until 17 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2024/2076] This licence complies with ICAO standards, except for the LAPL, GPL and BIR privileges, or when accompanied by an LAPL medical certificate. [applicable from 18 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2025/134] (English and any language(s) determined by the competent authority) EASA Form 141 Issue 2 [applicable until 17 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2024/2076] EASA Form 141 Issue 3 [applicable from 18 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2025/134]Requirements "European Union" to be deleted for non-EU Member States Size of each page shall be one eighth A4

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IState of issueRequirements
IIILicence numberSerial number of the licence will always commence with the UN country code of the State of the licence issue, followed by “FCL.”, “BFCL.” or “SFCL.”, as applicable.
IVLast and first name of holder
IVaDate of birth (see instructions)Standard date format is to be used, dd/mm/yyyy in full.
XIVPlace of birth
VAddress of holder: Street, town, area, postal code
VINationality
VIISignature of holder
VIIIIssuing competent authority E.g. This CPL(A) has been issued on the basis of an ATPL issued by ......... (third country) ……………
XSignature of issuing officer and date
XISeal or stamp of issuing competent authority

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IITitle of the licence, date of initial issue and country codeAbbreviations used will be as those used in Part-FCL (e.g. PPL(H), ATPL(A), etc.), Part-BFCL and Part-SFCL Standard format is to be used, dd/mm/yyyy in full.
IXValidity: The privileges of the licence shall be exercised only if the holder has a valid medical certificate for the required privilege. A document containing a photo shall be carried for the purposes of identification of the licence holder.This document is not specified, but a passport would suffice when outside the State of licence issue.
XIIRadiotelephony privileges: The holder of this licence has demonstrated competence to operate R/T equipment on board aircraft in ………………….. (specify the language(s))
XIIIRemarks: Language Proficiency: (language(s)/level/validity date)All additional licensing information required and privileges established by ICAO, EC or EU Directives/Regulations to be entered here. Language proficiency endorsement(s), level and validity date shall be included. In case of LAPL: LAPL not issued in accordance with ICAO standards In case of SPL, except for the cases referred to in Point (a) of Article 3b(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976: Privileges for aerobatic and sailplane cloud flying as well as for launching methods to be exercised in accordance with points SFCL.155, SFCL.200 and SFCL.215 of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, as applicable.

Additional pages — Requirements: Pages 1, 2, and 3 of the licence shall be in accordance with the format laid down in the model in this point. The competent authority shall include additional customized pages containing tables which shall contain at least the following information: Ratings, certificates, endorsements and privileges; Expiry dates of the ratings, the instructor and examiner certificate privileges; Dates of the test or check; Remarks and restrictions (operational limitations); Fields for the examiner and/or instructor certificate number and signature, as applicable; Abbreviations. These additional pages are intended for use by the competent authority, or by specifically authorised instructors or examiners. Initial issues of ratings or certificates shall be entered by the competent authority. Revalidation or renewal of ratings or certificates may be entered by the competent authority or by specifically authorised instructors or examiners. Operational limitations shall be entered in “Remarks and Restrictions” against the appropriate restricted privilege, e.g. IR skill test taken with co-pilot, restricted instruction privileges to 1 aircraft type. Ratings that are not validated may be removed from the licence by the competent authority.

APPENDIX · Appendix I — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2025/134 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

All rules in Appendices to Annex VI

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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