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title: "Article 10 Conditions for acceptance of class and type ratings — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/723, Aircrew · Avioverse"
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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 16 Oct 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-aircrew) · [EUR-Lex 2011/1178 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R1178)

IR Implementing rule

## Article 10 Conditions 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 (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, provided that the [applicant](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/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](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/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](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/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 16 Oct 2026

[All rules in Cover Regulation — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/723](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2020-723/cover-regulation-delegated-regulation-eu-2020-723)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 16 Oct 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.