Third Country Licence Issue

[Central Scrutinizer]

From the CAA website: https://info.caa.co.uk/uk-eu-transit...ercial-pilots/

What do I need to do to convert an EU licence issued after 31 December 2020 for use in the UK system?
EASA licences issued after 31 December 2020 can be converted for use in the UK system under a process set out in Article 3 of the regulation: CAP2024A00: Aircrew Regulation 2020/723 (caa.co.uk).Holders of EASA licences issued after 1 Jan 2021 are required to complete training as recommended by a UK ATO, complete all theory exams and a skill test with a UK examiner and to gain a UK medical certificate appropriate to that licence.

There are currently some limited ameliorations to these requirements in that recognition will be given to any theoretical exams taken in the EASA system prior to 31st December 2020, flight training conducted at an EASA ATO prior to 31 December 2022 and skill tests conducted by EASA examiners during this period.

Will the training I took under the European system be recognised for a UK licence?
Pilots with EASA licences issued after 1 January 2021 can obtain a UK licence that will give credit for any training undertaken in the European system within a two-year period.
In accordance with the EU Withdrawal Act, within two-years from 1 January 2021, training undertaken in the European system before 31 December 2020 will be accepted when issuing a UK licence. Any exams taken after 31 December will not be accepted.

You need to weigh the following options:

1. Use your training and theoretical exams completed before 31/12/2020 to apply for a UK licence (this may involve re-doing skills tests), or,
2. Use your current EASA qualifications to apply for a UK licence using the CAP2024A000 route: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalap...etail&id=10002

The most suitable route to follow will depend on how much of your training was completed before 2021, and how much flight experience you have accumulated since obtaining your EASA Part-FCL licence. Since you say you only got your CPL/IR recently, it's likely that route 1 is the most suitable for you.

For both routes 1 and 2 you'll need a UK Class 1 medical, so start by getting that out of the way ASAP.

The above applies if what you ultimately want is a UK CPL/IR. If all you want is a UK PPL/IR, then things get much easier indeed. You could use Article 9 of CAP2021A000 in this case.