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Article 7 Existing national flight engineers’ licences

Cover Regulation · 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 7Existing national flight engineers’ licences

1.In order to convert flight engineer licences, issued in accordance with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention, into Part-FCL licences, holders shall apply to the Member State that issued the licences.

2.Flight engineer licences shall be converted into Part-FCL licences in accordance with a conversion report that complies with the requirements set out in Article 4(4) and (5).

3.When applying for the airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) for aeroplanes, the provisions on credit in FCL.510.A(c)(2) of Annex I shall be complied with.

IR · Article 7 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

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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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