AMC2 ARA.FSTD.100(a);(b);(c) Evaluation procedure

COMPOSITION OF THE EVALUATION TEAM

(a) The competent authority should appoint a technical team to evaluate an FSTD in accordance with a structured routine to gain or maintain a qualification. The team should consist of at least the following personnel:

(1) An FSTD technical inspector qualified in aspects of flight simulation, hardware, software, as well as in methods of simulation, with sufficient technical knowledge and experience to understand and analyse objective test results and assess whether the FSTD complies with the applicable certification specifications;

and

(2) An FSTD flight inspector who holds or has held a privilege to instruct in accordance with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention and meets either of the following:

(i) for the aircraft being simulated, holds or has held the relevant class or type rating, as applicable; or

(ii) is assisted by a person from the organisation operating the FSTD with qualifications as specified in point (a) of AMC1 ORA.FSTD.100(a).

In any case, a pilot from the organisation operating the FSTD as referred to in point (a) of AMC1 ORA.FSTD.100(a) should support the technical team appointed by the competent authority to evaluate the FSTD.

(b) An FSTD technical inspector or an FSTD flight inspector should be:

(1) staff of the competent authority performing the evaluation; or

(2) accredited inspector(s) from another competent authority; or

(3) person(s) designated by the competent authority.

(c) If an FSTD inspector has not participated in an FSTD evaluation in the last three years, such inspector should undergo recurrent training with a focus on areas as relevant for the FSTD evaluation, based on the needs of the individual inspector.

(d) On a case-by-case basis for recurrent evaluations, the competent authority may reduce the evaluation team to one inspector, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

(1) such an evaluation team composition is not being used prior to the second recurrent evaluation;

(2) an evaluation performed solely by one inspector is followed by an evaluation with an evaluation team, composed by an FSTD technical inspector and an FSTD flight inspector;

(3) the inspector satisfies the criteria for both positions as referred to in points (a)(1) and (2);

(4) no major modification has been implemented since the preceding evaluation performed by the competent authority;

(5) no relocation of the FSTD has taken place since the last evaluation;

(6) a system is established enabling the competent authority to monitor and analyse the status of the FSTD on a continuous basis;

(7) the FSTD hardware and software has been working reliably for the previous years, which should be reflected in the number and kind of discrepancies recorded in technical log entries and the results of the compliance monitoring system audits.

(e) In the case of a BITD, the recurrent evaluation may be conducted by one suitably qualified FSTD flight inspector only.

[applicable from 30 April 2028 — ED Decision 2026/006/R]