ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I Derogation by Slovakia from Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 with respect to the validity and renewal of instrument ratings. 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE DEROGATION Slovakia may, by derogation from points (c) and (d) of FCL.625 ‘IR — Validity, revalidation and renewal’ of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, allow Part-FCL licence holders who have been flying recently using a valid IR held on a third country licence issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 to comply with the renewal criteria for the Part-FCL IR set out in point (c) of FCL.625 by fulfilling the revalidation criteria set out in point (b) of FCL.625. In addition it may allow these Part-FCL licence holders who held a third country IR that is not any longer valid but has been revalidated or renewed within the preceding 7 years, to comply only with the renewal criteria for the Part-FCL IR set out in point (c) of FCL.625, without requiring to pass again the theoretical knowledge examinations as set out in point (d) of FCL.625. 2. CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION OF THE DEROGATION This derogation applies to holders of licences in accordance with Part-FCL that include an IR to be renewed. If these licence holders also hold a third country licence with a valid IR the Part-FCL rating holder shall only be required to pass a proficiency check in order to renew the IR but shall not be required to also take refresher training at an approved training organisation (ATO). In addition these licence holders shall not be required to pass again the theoretical knowledge examinations if IR on the third country licence has been revalidated or renewed within the preceding 7 years.