ORO.FC.105 Designation as
pilot-in-command/commander
Regulation (EU) 2021/2237
(a) In accordance with point 8.6 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, one pilot amongst the flight crew, qualified as pilot-in-command in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, shall be designated by the operator as pilot-in-command or, for commercial air transport operations, as commander.
(b) The operator shall only designate a flight crew member to act as pilot-in-command/commander if all of the following apply:
(1) the flight crew member has the minimum level of experience specified in the operations manual;
(2) the flight crew member has adequate knowledge of the route or area to be flown and of the aerodromes, including alternate aerodromes, facilities and procedures to be used;
(3) in the case of multi-crew operations, the flight crew member has completed an operator’s command course if upgrading from co-pilot to pilot-in-command/commander.
(c) In the case of commercial operations of aeroplanes and helicopters, the pilot‑in‑command/commander or the pilot to whom the conduct of the flight may be delegated shall have had initial familiarisation training on the route or area to be flown and on the aerodromes, facilities and procedures to be used and shall maintain this knowledge as follows:
(1) The validity of the aerodrome knowledge shall be maintained by operating at least once on the aerodrome within a 12 calendar months’ period.
(2) The route or area knowledge shall be maintained by operating at least once to the route or area within a 36 months’ period. In addition, refresher training is required regarding route or area knowledge if not operating on a route or area for 12 months within the 36‑month period.
(d) Notwithstanding point (c), in the case of operations under VFR by day with performance class B and C aeroplanes and helicopters, familiarisation training on the route and aerodromes may be replaced by area familiarisation training.
EASA regulations mandate operators designate a qualified pilot as pilot-in-command (commander) with sufficient experience and route/aerodrome knowledge. Multi-crew upgrades require command courses. Commercial flights necessitate initial and recurrent route/aerodrome familiarization, maintained through regular operation. Area familiarization can substitute for route training in specific visual flight operations.
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