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title: "Article 7 Transitional provisions — Cover Regulation, ATCO · Avioverse"
description: "Licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of national legislation based on Directive 2006/23/EC and licences…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/cover-regulation/commission-regulation-eu-2015-340/article-7"
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# Article 7 Transitional provisions

Cover Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

IR Implementing rule

## Article 7 Transitional provisions

1\. Licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of national legislation based on Directive 2006/23/EC and licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation.

2\. The Area Control Procedural (ACP) [rating](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/rating) with the Oceanic Control (OCN) [rating endorsement](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/rating-endorsement) issued on the basis of national rules based on Article 31(1) of Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation.

3\. Medical certificates and certificates for training organisations, aero-medical examiners and aero-medical centres, approvals of unit competence schemes and training plans issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of national legislation based on Directive 2006/23/EC in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation.

\[applicable until 3 August 2024 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

1\. Licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of national legislation based on Directive 2006/23/EC and licences, ratings and endorsements issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 shall be deemed to have been issued in accordance with this Regulation.

2\. Holders of the Aerodrome Control Visual (ADV) rating, who do not hold an Aerodrome Control Instrument (ADI) rating, shall continue to be authorised to provide [air traffic control service](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-control-service) to aerodrome traffic at an aerodrome that has no published instrument approach or departure procedures, provided that the validity of the [unit endorsement](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/unit-endorsement) related to the ADV rating is maintained.

\[applicable from 4 August 2024 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/893]

IR · Article 7 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 Article 7(2) Transitional provisions

PRIVILEGES OF AERODROME CONTROL VISUAL (ADV) [RATING](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/rating) HOLDERS

Air traffic controllers who have obtained the aerodrome control visual (ADV) rating at an aerodrome that publishes instrument approach and departure procedures, or air traffic controllers who move to an aerodrome with published instrument approach and departure procedures, should undergo a specific rating training at a certified initial [training organisation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/training-organisation) to acquire competence equivalent to the aerodrome control (ADC) rating. The specific rating training should address the differences between ADV and ADC. For those air traffic controllers, the [licence](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/licence) will contain the ADC rating following the successful completion of the specific rating training.

\[applicable from 4 August 2024 - ED Decision 2023/011/R]

AMC · AMC1 Article 7(2) — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ED Decision 2023/011/R · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/340](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/cover-regulation/commission-regulation-eu-2015-340)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 14 Jun 2024, 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.