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title: "ATCO.MED.A.030 Medical certificates — ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ATCO · Avioverse"
description: "Applicants for and holders of an air traffic controller licence, or student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-med-medical-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-a/atco-med-a-030"
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# ATCO.MED.A.030 Medical certificates

ANNEX IV – PART ATCO.MED – MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

IR Implementing rule

## ATCO.MED.A.030 Medical certificates

(a) Applicants for and holders of an air traffic controller [licence](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/licence), or student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate.

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

(a) Applicants for, and holders of, an air traffic controller licence, or a student air traffic controller licence, shall hold a class 3 medical certificate, except when the privileges are exercised in a [synthetic training device](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/synthetic-training-device) environment.

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

(b) A licence holder shall not at any time hold more than one medical certificate issued in accordance with this Part.

IR · ATCO.MED.A.030 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in SUBPART A – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-med-medical-requirements-for-air-traffic/subpart-a)

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.