ATCO.A.010 Exchange of licences

[applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2015/010/R]

GM1 ATCO.A.010 Application for change of competent authority [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]

RECOGNITION OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES In accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, Member States shall recognise:

(a)air traffic controller and student air traffic controller licences, including their ratings, rating endorsements, on-the-job training instructor (OJTI), synthetic training device instructor (STDI) and assessor endorsements, as well as language proficiency endorsements and associated medical certificates issued by other Member States in accordance with this Regulation;

(b)certificates of air traffic controller training organisations, aero-medical examiners and aero-medical centres issued by other Member States in accordance with this Regulation; and

(c)certificates of completion of training courses issued by training organisations approved by other Member States leading to the grant of the ratings, endorsements and/or the student air traffic controller licence referred to in paragraph (a). [applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2015/010/R]

RECOGNITION OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES Considering Article 67 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, mutual recognition applies to:

(a)air traffic controller and student air traffic controller licences, including their ratings, rating endorsements, on-the-job training instructor (OJTI), synthetic training device instructor (STDI) and assessor endorsements, as well as language proficiency endorsements and associated medical certificates issued by Member States in accordance with this Regulation;

(b)certificates of air traffic controller training organisations, aero-medical examiners and aero-medical centres issued by Member States in accordance with this Regulation; and

(c)certificates of completion of training courses issued by training organisations approved by Member States leading to the grant of the ratings, endorsements and/or the student air traffic controller licence referred to in point (a). [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]

EXERCISE OF PRIVILEGES OF THE LICENCE IN A DIFFERENT MEMBER STATE

(a)Licences should only be exchanged in cases there is certainty that the licence holder is going to exercise the privileges of the licence in a different Member State other than that in which the licence was issued.

(b)For this purpose, and with the intention of preventing unnecessary administrative burden, the competent authorities may require the licence holder, together with the application for exchange, to prove that he/she is going to receive unit training by an approved training organisation that truly permits him/her to exercise the privileges of the licence in that Member State. [applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2015/010/R]

[applicable until 3 August 2024 - ED Decision 2015/010/R]

GM1 ATCO.A.010(a) Application for change of competent authority [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R] EXERCISE OF PRIVILEGES OF THE LICENCE IN TWO OR MORE MEMBER STATES In cases where privileges are exercised in two or more Member States, the agreement concluded amongst the Member States concerned should define the allocation of tasks and the responsibilities related to licensing.

EXERCISE OF STUDENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PRIVILEGES The privileges of a student air traffic controller licence may also be exercised by an air traffic controller that undertakes training for a new unit endorsement. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]

EXERCISE OF LICENCE PRIVILEGES AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS According to point ATCO.B.030(a), air traffic controllers and student air traffic controllers should not exercise the privileges of their licences unless they have a valid language proficiency endorsement in the language(s) imposed by their Member State. If such local language requirements are imposed, the change of competent authority and the resulting exchange of licence should take place before the start of the on-the-job training to enter the new language proficiency endorsement. The exercise of synthetic training device instructor (STDI) and assessor privileges in a synthetic training device environment in a Member State whose competent authority is not the one that has issued the licence, should be limited to exercises and assessments conducted in the English language, unless the STDI or assessor holds a language proficiency endorsement in the language imposed by the Member State where the privileges are exercised. [applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]