EASA CPL - valid Class 1 medical certificate required?
I recently read a post in the Private Flying forum which implied that the holder of an EASA CPL must always be in possession of a valid Part-MED Class 1 medical certificate in order for their licence to remain valid.
This poses a question mark over the legality of a CPL holder flying privately using Class 2 privileges after their Class 1 medical has expired.
The only reference that I can find with regards to this issue is one sentence in CAP 804 which says "Part-MED stipulates that applicants for and holders of the CPL(A) shall hold a valid Class 1 medical certificate".
If it is indeed the case that a CPL holder must have a valid Class 1 medical to exercise the priviliges of their licence (ie, to fly) then you have a situation where a PPL holder can fly privately on Class 2 privileges but a CPL holder needs a higher class of medical certificate to conduct the same private flight.
Is it the case that a CPL holder cannot exercise Class 2 privileges, the date of expiry for which is printed on his expired Class 1 medical certificate? Is the date of expiry of Class 2 privileges only relevant to a PPL holder who happens to have a Class 1 medical certificate?
Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.