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title: "FCL.045 Obligation to carry and present documents — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "A valid licence and a valid medical certificate shall always be carried by the pilot when exercising the privileges of the licence."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-a/fcl-045"
---

# FCL.045 Obligation to carry and present documents

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.045 Obligation to carry and present documents

(a) A valid licence and a valid medical certificate shall always be carried by the pilot when exercising the privileges of the licence.

(b) The pilot shall also carry a personal identification document containing his/her photo.

(c) A pilot or a student pilot shall without undue delay present his/her [flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) record for inspection upon request by an authorised representative of a competent authority.

(d) A student pilot shall carry on all solo [cross-country](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/cross-country) flights evidence of the authorisation required by point FCL.020(a)(1).

(e) A pilot intending to fly outside Union territory on an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) registered in a Member State other than the one that issued the flight crew licence shall carry, in print or in electronic format, the latest issue of the [ICAO attachment](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/icao-attachment), which includes a reference to the ICAO registration number of the agreement that recognises the automatic validation of licences, as well as the list of States which are party to this agreement.

IR · FCL.045 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

[All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.