AMC1 ORO.FC.231(h) Evidence-based training
ED
Decision 2021/002/R
LINE
EVALUATION OF COMPETENCE
(a) The purpose of the line evaluation of
competence is to verify the capability of the flight crew member(s) to
undertake line operations, including preflight and post-flight activities as
specified in the operations manual. Therefore, the line evaluation of
competence should be performed in the aircraft. The route should be
representative of typical sectors undertaken in normal operations. The
commander, or any pilot who may be required to relieve the commander, should
also demonstrate their competency in the role.
(b) Each flight crew member should be assessed
according to the competency framework and grading system approved for their
operator’s EBT programme.
(c) Flight crew members should be assessed in
duties as pilot flying and pilot monitoring; they should be evaluated in each
role. Therefore, they should be checked on one flight sector as pilot flying
and on another flight sector as pilot monitoring.
(d) The operator should maintain a list and
inform the competent authority about the line evaluators suitably qualified to
undertake line evaluations of competence.
(e) The person that conducts the line
evaluation of competence should occupy an observer’s seat. For aeroplanes, in
the case of long-haul operations where additional operating flight crew
members are carried, the person that conducts the line evaluation of competence
may fulfil the function of a cruise relief pilot and should not occupy either
pilot’s seat during take-off, departure, initial cruise, descent, approach and
landing.
(f) The validity period should be counted
from the end of the month when the line evaluation of competence was
undertaken. When the line evaluation of competence is undertaken within the
last 3 months of the validity period, the new validity period should be
counted from the original expiry date.
EASA aviation regulations require flight crew line evaluations to verify operational competence, including pre/post-flight duties. Pilots are assessed as both flying and monitoring, using an approved competency framework. Evaluators observe from observer seats, and operators must maintain a list of qualified evaluators. Validity is calculated from the evaluation month's end.
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