FCL.915.TRI TRI – Prerequisites

An applicant for a TRI certificate shall:

(a)     hold a CPL, MPL or ATPL pilot licence on the applicable aircraft category;

(b)     for a TRI(MPA) certificate:

(1)     have completed 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes; and

(2)     have completed, within the 12 months preceding the date of application, 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC or co-pilot on the applicable aeroplane type, of which 15 sectors may be completed in an FFS representing that type;

(c)      for a TRI(SPA) certificate:

(1)     have completed, within the 12 months preceding the date of the application, at least 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC on the applicable aeroplane type, of which a maximum of 15 sectors may be completed in an FSTD representing that type; and

(2)     (i)      have competed at least 500 hours flight time as pilot on aeroplanes, including 30 hours as PIC on the applicable type of aeroplane; or

(ii)     hold or have held an FI certificate for multi-engine aeroplanes with IR(A) privileges;

(d)     for TRI(H):

(1)     for a TRI(H) certificate for single-pilot single-engine helicopters, either:

(i)      have completed 250 hours as a pilot on helicopters; or

(ii)     hold an FI(H) certificate.

(2)     for a TRI(H) certificate for single-pilot multi-engine helicopters, either:

(i)      have completed 500 hours as pilot of helicopters, including 100 hours as PIC in single‑pilot multi-engine helicopters; or

(ii)     hold an FI(H) certificate and have completed 100 hours of flight time as a pilot in multi‑engine helicopters.

(3)     for a TRI(H) certificate for multi-pilot helicopters, have completed 1 000 hours of flight time as a pilot on helicopters, and have either 350 hours in multi-pilot operations on any aircraft category or 100 hours of flight time as a pilot in multi-pilot operations on the type for which the TRI(H) certificate is sought;

(e)     for TRI(PL):

(1)     have completed 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes, powered-lift, or multi-pilot helicopters; and

(2)     have completed, within the 12 months preceding the application, 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC or co-pilot on the applicable powered-lift type, of which 15 sectors may be completed in an FFS representing that type.