AMC1 ORO.FC.146(e);(f)&(g) Personnel providing training, checking and assessment

SUITABLY QUALIFIED PIC OR COMMANDER NOMINATED BY THE OPERATOR — GENERAL

(a)     The nominated PIC/commander conducting training should either be qualified as an instructor under Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 or receive training which should cover at least:

(1)     techniques of briefing and debriefing;

(2)     CRM concepts and CRM assessment;

(3)     for SPO, which manoeuvres the nominated PIC/commander should not train or check unless qualified as an instructor.

(b)     In addition, the nominated PIC/commander conducting operator proficiency checks or line checks should either be qualified as an examiner under Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 or receive additional training which should cover at least:

(1)     how to perform a check;

(2)     flight techniques applicable to checks performed in flight;

(3)     the assessment of CRM skills.

(c)      The nominated PIC/commander conducting aircraft/FSTD training, line flying under supervision, operator proficiency checks or line checks taking place under multi-pilot operations in helicopters should have 350 hours flying experience in multi-pilot operations.

(d)     The nominated PICs/commanders, or the criteria for nominating PICs/commanders, should be included in the operations manual.

(e)     The nominated PIC/commander should be type rated or class rated in the type or class where he or she provides the training, checking or assessment.

CAT — SUITABLY QUALIFIED COMMANDER OR INSTRUCTOR NOMINATED BY THE OPERATOR

(f)      For CAT operations under VFR by day, the minimum experience of the nominated commander should be more than 750 hours total flight time with at least 50 hours on the type, class or the aircraft variant.

(g)     For CAT operations in performance class B aeroplanes under night VFR or under IFR, the minimum experience of the nominated commander should be more than 1 000 hours total flight time with at least 100 hours on the type, class or the aircraft variant.

(h)     In the case of CAT operations in helicopters, the 350 hours flying experience in multi-pilot operations defined in (c) may be reduced on an individual basis, as part of the approval of the training and checking programmes. The operator may apply for such a reduced flying experience based on the unavailability of experienced pilots in both multi-pilot operations and in their types of operations. An FI/TRI/SFI rating and MCC training in helicopters should be a prerequisite for any reduced flying experience in multi-pilot operations. In addition, the operator should define mitigation measures after having performed a risk assessment. The following should be taken into account:

(1)     flying experience criteria in single-pilot operations in the types of operations;

(2)     any other training, checking, recency and experience criteria; and

(3)     robustness and maturity of multi-pilot SOPs.

(i)      ORO.FC.220(f) allows the operator to develop a specific conversion course to address an operational circumstance, when the operator intends to have pilots temporally joining the operator to conduct line checks. The content of the specific operator’s conversion course is included in AMC1 ORO.FC.220(f).

SPO — SUITABLY QUALIFIED PIC OR INSTRUCTOR NOMINATED BY THE OPERATOR

(j)      For SPO, the person conducting the aircraft/FSTD training and the operator proficiency check should meet the following criteria:

(1)     Training and checking covering normal, abnormal and emergency procedures relevant to the type or variant should be conducted in accordance with AMC1 ORO.FC.146(b).

(2)     Training and checking covering the relevant aspects associated with HEC and HESLO should be conducted by a HEC or HESLO instructor as defined in AMC1 SPO.SPEC.HEC.100 and AMC1 SPO.SPEC.HESLO.100.

(3)     Training and checking covering the relevant aspects associated with a specialised operation other than HEC and HESLO should be conducted by a nominated PIC with the following flight experience:

(i)      at least 750 hours total flight time with at least 50 hours on the type, class or aircraft variant;

(ii)     for specialised operations other than HEC and HESLO, either:

(A)     at least 350 hours in the applicable specialised operation; or

(B)     800 hours in specialised operations and the number of hours in the applicable specialised operation as defined by the operator, based on a risk assessment, taking into account the complexity of the relevant aspects associated with the applicable specialised operation. Flight experience in HHO, firefighting flight experience and flight experience in the search component of search and rescue flights may be credited towards the 800 hours in specialised operations. In addition, up to 200 hours of experience in CAT operations (other than HHO) may be credited towards the 800 hours in specialised operations.

(4)     In addition to (2) and (3) above, flight training and checking of sensitive type-related manoeuvres in combination with the training and checking of the relevant aspects associated with a specialised task, should be conducted by a qualified instructor.

(k)     In addition to (j) above, if the SPO operator combines the operator proficiency check with a licence proficiency check, the person conducting the check should meet the requirements for licence proficiency checks.