Article 10 — Conditions for acceptance of class and type ratings

Regulation (EU) 2020/723

A valid class or type rating contained in a licence issued by a third country may be inserted in a licence issued in accordance with Annex I (Part‑FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, provided that the applicant:

(a) complies with the experience requirements and the prerequisites for the issue of the applicable type or class rating in accordance with Part-FCL;

(b) passes the relevant skill test for the issue of the applicable type or class rating in accordance with Part-FCL;

(c) is in current flying practice;

(d) has no less than:

(i) for aeroplane class ratings, 100 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that class;

(ii) for aeroplane type ratings, 500 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that type;

(iii) for single-engine helicopters with a maximum certificated take-off mass of up to 3 175 kg, 100 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that type;

(iv) for all other helicopters, 350 hours of flight experience as a pilot in that type.

Article 11 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011

Regulation (EU) 2020/723

Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 8 is deleted;

(b) Annex III is deleted.

Article 12 — Entry into force and application

Regulation (EU) 2020/723

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN