IMPORTANT – CHANGES TO IAA LICENCE FORMAT, REMARKS, ENDORSEMENTS, RATINGS & CERTIFICATES
Ahead of the future migration of IAA-issued pilot licences to the MySRS digital on-line platform (see GAM 04 at Publications), the IAA will be progressively rolling out a number of changes to the format and content of IAA-issued EU Part-FCL (EASA) pilot licences, particularly to licence ‘Remarks’. Until now, remarks applicable to certain qualifications appear in Section XIII ‘Remarks’ of pilot licences. In future, certain licence remarks will be relocated to appear against a particular qualification (e.g. type rating, Instructor certificate etc.) to which it relates, and others may be deleted altogether, where a decision has been taken they are no longer deemed necessary to be shown on a licence. Any changes that are applicable to a particular licence will be made at the next licence re-print – in most cases, this will be when the licence holder has applied to the IAA for an amendment to a licence, add a new rating etc.
This page will be updated, to inform licence holders as changes are rolled out.
The following changes have now been implemented:-
ATPL(A) theoretical knowledge credit
The remark ‘ATPL(A) theoretical knowledge credit’ will no longer be printed in on IAA-issued EU Part-FCL CPL (A or H) or MPL licences with immediate effect.
Ireland was one of a limited number of EASA Member States that endorsed licences with such a remark. The remark, entered in Section XIII on the licence, was considered superfluous as it was not ‘dynamic’, in that it was not automatically removed from the licence if the licence holder no longer complied with the validity period of FCL.025(c)(2), it was felt that the remark was superfluous.
Applicants for the issue of an EU Part-FCL ATPL are required to submit a copy of their ATPL exam results with their application, and this practice will continue.
Instrument Rating - PBN
Holders of an IAA-issued EU Part-FCL licence with an Instrument Rating, have had an endorsement entered on the licence ‘Instrument Rating – IR(A) (or H) - includes PBN privileges’ or ‘Instrument Rating – IR(A) (or H) - PBN privileges not demonstrated in accordance with EU Regulations’, as was applicable. The part of the remark related to PBN privileges will no longer appear against the Instrument Rating endorsement with immediate effect.
Ireland was one of a limited number of EASA Member States that endorsed licences with a PBN-related remark. These remarks were intended to be a temporary measure due to the phased implementation of the PBN requirements since 2016. As PBN has been a mandatory component of IR training/checking since 26 April 2021 –an IR (A or H) cannot be issued/revalidated/renewed since that date without completion of an RNP approach during the skill test/proficiency check, whether carried out in an aircraft or subsequently in an FSTD – it has been decided to discontinue the endorsement of PBN remarks on IAA licences.
Instructor privileges for the MPL
Holders of an Instructor Certificate who complied with the additional requirements of FCL.925 to conduct training for the MPL may have had these privileges annotated on the pilot licence as a remark under Section XIII. With immediate effect, MPL Instructor privileges will no longer be printed on IAA-issued EU Part-FCL licences.
Instructors who complied with the additional requirements of FCL.925 to conduct training for the MPL will have been issued with an “MPL instructor qualification certificate” by the ATO that conducted the MPL Instructor course. This certificate will now be the sole evidence of MPL instructor privileges being held. In addition, MPL Instructor privileges must be maintained in accordance with FCL.925(c). It is the responsibility of the ATO to ensure that the holder of a ‘MPL instructor qualification certificate’ has met these requirements before exercising the privileges to conduct flight instruction for the MPL.
The "Aircrew" Regulation
NOTE: Since April 8th 2018, JAR-FCL pilot licences are no longer valid for use on EASA aircraft. JAR-FCL holders must contact their own State of Licence issue to discuss conversion arrangements. JAR-FCL licences may not be transferred in Ireland for issuance of a Part-FCL licence.
Please check the EASA website here regularly for links to the latest amendments to the Aircrew Regulation
EASA Member States
The latest list of EASA Member States can be viewed here
The relationship that other countries have with EASA can be seen here
The United Kingdom is now a Third Country.
Other European countries such as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia have various relationships with EASA but are not EASA Member States and continue to be recognised as Third Countries.