(1) The holder of a private pilot licence is authorised to exercise the privileges of the licence only if the holder also holds:
(a) a current class 1 or 2 medical certificate; or
(b) a medical exemption for the exercise of the privileges of the licence.
(2) However, subject to subregulation (3), the holder of a private pilot licence is authorised to exercise the privileges of the licence in a recreational aircraft if:
(a) the holder:
(i) also holds a current recreational aviation medical practitioner's certificate; and
(ii) meets the requirements mentioned in subregulation 61.405(2); and
(b) the flight is conducted by day under the VFR.
(3) Regulation 61.465 applies to the holder as if each reference in that regulation to a recreational pilot licence included a reference to a private pilot licence.
Note: A licence holder must not exercise the privileges of his or her licence during any period of temporary medical unfitness that could render the holder unable to exercise those privileges safely: see regulation 67.270.