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Article 5 Pilot licences for commercial air transport and other commercial activities

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) · EUR-Lex 2011/1178 (opens in a new tab)

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Article 5Pilot licences for commercial air transport and other commercial activities

For the validation of pilot licences for commercial air transport and other commercial activities, the holders shall comply with the following requirements, as applicable, for the privileges sought:

(a)complete, as a skill test, the type or class rating revalidation requirements of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, as relevant to the privileges of the licence held;

(b)demonstrate knowledge of the relevant parts of the operational requirements and Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011;

(c)demonstrate language proficiency in accordance with Point FCL.055 of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011;

(d)hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate, issued in accordance with Annex IV (Part-MED) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011;

(e)in the case of aeroplanes, in addition to the requirements in points (a) to (d), comply with the experience requirements set out in table 1 in the Annex to this Regulation;

(f)in the case of helicopters, in addition to the requirements in points (a) to (d), comply with the experience requirements set out in table 2 in the Annex to this Regulation.

IR · Article 5 — 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

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.

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