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# Article 78 Aircrew certification

Basic Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · EAR revision 16 Jan 2023

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-basic-regulation-regulation-eu-20181139) · [EUR-Lex 2018/1139 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018R1139)

IR Implementing rule

## Article 78 Aircrew certification

1\. The Agency shall be responsible for the tasks related to [certification](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/certification), [oversight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/oversight) and enforcement in accordance with Article 62(2) with respect to the approvals of and the declarations made by the pilot training organisations and cabin crew training organisations and the aero-medical centres referred to in Article 24 and Article 56(1) and (5), where those organisations and centres have their principal place of business outside the territories for which Member States are responsible under the [Chicago Convention](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/chicago-convention).

2\. The Agency shall be responsible for the tasks related to certification, oversight and enforcement in accordance with Article 62(2) with respect to the certificates and declarations for flight simulation training devices in accordance with Article 25 and Article 56(1) and (5) in each of the following cases:

(a) the device is operated by an organisation with a principal place of business outside the territories for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention;

(b) the device is located outside the territories for which Member States are responsible under the Chicago Convention.

IR · Article 78 — Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · Basic Regulation Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Jan 2023

[All rules in CHAPTER V – THE EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/basic-regulation/chapter-v-the-european-union-aviation-safety)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 16 Jan 2023, 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.