IRImplementing rule
MED.A.030Medical certificates
(a)A student pilot shall not fly solo unless that student pilot holds a medical certificate, as required for the relevant licence.
(b)An applicant for a licence, in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL), shall hold a medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED) and appropriate to the licence privileges applied for.
(c)When exercising the privileges of a:
(1)light aircraft pilot licence (LAPL), a balloon pilot licence (BPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-BFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU 2018/395, or a sailplane pilot licence (SPL) issued in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, the pilot shall hold at least a valid LAPL medical certificate;
(2)private pilot licence (PPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate; [applicable until 17 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2024/2076]
(2)private pilot licence (PPL) or gyroplane pilot licence (GPL), the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate; [applicable from 18 February 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2025/134]
(3)BPL for the purpose of:
(i)commercial passenger ballooning, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(ii)commercial operation other than commercial passenger ballooning, with more than 4 persons on board the aircraft, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(4)SPL for the purpose of commercial sailplane operations other than those specified in Article 3(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, the pilot shall hold at least a valid class 2 medical certificate;
(5)a commercial pilot licence (CPL), a multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) or an airline transport pilot licence (ATPL), the pilot shall hold a valid class 1 medical certificate.
(d)If a night rating is added to a PPL or LAPL, the licence holder shall be colour safe.
(e)If an instrument rating or basic instrument rating is added to a PPL, the licence holder shall undergo pure tone audiometry examinations in accordance with the periodicity and the standard required for class 1 medical certificate holders.
(f)A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Annex (Part-MED).
IR · MED.A.030 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2025/134 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025