ORO.FC.146 Personnel providing training, checking and assessment

SI No. 1290/2024

Text in magenta in force from 30 October 2025

  1. All training, checking and assessment required in this Subpart shall be conducted by appropriately qualified personnel.

  2. In the case of flight and flight simulation training and checking, the personnel that provides the training and conducts the checks shall be qualified in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

  3. For an EBT programme, the personnel that performs assessment and provides training shall:

    1. hold an Annex I (Part-FCL) instructor or examiner certificate;

    2. complete the operator’s EBT instructor standardisation programme. This shall include an initial standardisation programme and a recurrent standardisation programme. Completion of the operator’s EBT initial standardisation will qualify the instructor to perform EBT practical assessment.

  4. Notwithstanding point (b) above, the line evaluation of competence shall be conducted by a suitably qualified commander nominated by the operator that is standardised in EBT concepts and the assessment of competencies (line evaluator).

 

The text below will replace the text above on 30 October 2025:

  1. All training, checking and assessment required in this Subpart shall be conducted by appropriately qualified personnel.

  2. In the case of flight and flight simulation training, checking and assessment, the personnel that provides the training and conducts the checks and assessment shall be qualified in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 and where those personnel provide training or conduct checks or assessments in respect of specialised operations, they must be suitably qualified for the relevant operation.

  3. For an EBT programme, the personnel that performs assessment and provides training shall:

    1. hold an Annex I (Part-FCL) instructor or examiner certificate;

    2. complete the operator’s EBT instructor standardisation programme. This shall include an initial standardisation programme and a recurrent standardisation programme. Completion of the operator’s EBT initial standardisation will qualify the instructor to perform EBT practical assessment.

  4. Notwithstanding point (b) above, the line evaluation of competence shall be conducted by a suitably qualified commander nominated by the operator that is standardised in EBT concepts and the assessment of competencies (line evaluator).

  5. Notwithstanding point (b), the aircraft or FSTD training and the operator proficiency check may be conducted by a suitably qualified commander holding either an FI, TRI or SFI certificate who is nominated by the operator for any of the following operations:

    1. CAT operations of helicopters meeting the criteria defined in point ORO.FC.005(b)(2);

    2. CAT operations of helicopters by day and over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks, except those of complex motor-powered helicopters;

    3. CAT operations of performance class B aeroplanes that do not meet the criteria defined in point ORO.FC.005(b)(1).

  6. Notwithstanding point (b), the aircraft or FSTD training and the demonstration of competence or operator proficiency check may be conducted by a suitably qualified pilot in command or commander nominated by the operator for any of the following operations:

    1. specialised operations;

    2. CAT operations of aeroplanes meeting the criteria defined in point ORO.FC.005(b)(1).

  7. Notwithstanding point (b), the line check may be conducted by a suitably qualified commander nominated by the operator.

  8. The operator must inform the CAA about the persons nominated under points (e) to (g).