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title: "ATCO.B.005 Air traffic controller licence — ANNEX I – PART ATCO – REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LICENSING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ATCO · Avioverse"
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# ATCO.B.005 Air traffic controller licence

ANNEX I – PART ATCO – REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LICENSING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS · Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

IR Implementing rule

## ATCO.B.005 Air traffic controller licence

(a) Holders of an air traffic controller [licence](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/licence) shall be authorised to provide air traffic control services in accordance with the ratings and [rating](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/rating) endorsements of their licence, and to exercise the privileges of the endorsements contained therein.

(b) The privileges of an air traffic controller licence shall include the privileges of a student air traffic controller licence as set out in ATCO.B.001(a).

(c) Applicants for the first issue of an air traffic controller licence shall:

(1) hold a student air traffic controller licence;

(2) have completed a [unit endorsement](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/unit-endorsement) course and successfully passed the appropriate examinations and assessments in accordance with the requirements set out in Part ATCO, Subpart D, Section 3;

(3) hold a valid medical certificate;

(4) have demonstrated an adequate level of language proficiency in accordance with the requirements set out in ATCO.B.030.

(d) The air traffic controller licence shall be validated by the inclusion of one or more ratings and the relevant rating, unit and language proficiency endorsements for which the training was successful.

(e) The holder of an air traffic controller licence who has not started exercising the privileges of any rating within one year from the date of its issue may only start unit training in that rating after an [assessment](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assessment) of his/her previous competence, conducted by a [training organisation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/training-organisation) satisfying the requirements laid down in Annex III (Part ATCO.OR) and certified to provide initial training relevant to the rating, as to whether he/she continues to satisfy the requirements relevant to that rating, and after satisfying any training requirements resulting from this assessment.

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

The holder of an air traffic controller licence who has not started exercising the privileges of a rating within 1 year from the date of its issuance may only start on-the-job training in that rating:

(1) if a training organisation satisfying the requirements laid down in Annex III (Part ATCO.OR) and certified to provide initial training relevant to the rating has conducted an assessment of previous competence as to whether the previous competence of the holder of an air traffic controller licence continues to satisfy the requirements relevant to that rating, and

(2) after satisfying any training requirements resulting from the assessment referred to in point (e)(1) above.

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

IR · ATCO.B.005 — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · Regulation (EU) 2023/893 · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ATCO.B.005(e) Air traffic controller licence

[ASSESSMENT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assessment) OF PREVIOUS COMPETENCE

The assessment of previous competence includes an assessment of the practical skills demonstrated by the person being assessed as well as an [examination](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/examination) of the person’s knowledge and understanding.

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

GM · GM1 ATCO.B.005(e) — Regulation (EU) 2015/340 · ED Decision 2023/011/R · ATCO Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 14 Jun 2024

[All rules in SUBPART B – LICENCES, RATINGS AND ENDORSEMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atco/part-atco-requirements-for-the-licensing-of-air/subpart-b)

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.