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ATCO.MED.A.030 Medical certificates

ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

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ATCO.MED.A.030Medical certificates

(a)Applicants for and holders of an air traffic controller licence, or student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate. [applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

(a)Applicants for, and holders of, an air traffic controller licence, or a student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate, except when the privileges are exercised in a synthetic training device environment. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]

(b)A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Part.

IR · ATCO.MED.A.030 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Jun 2024, 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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