ORO.FC.146 Personnel providing training, checking and assessment

(a) All training, checking and assessment required in this Subpart shall be conducted by appropriately qualified personnel.

(b) In the case of flight and flight simulation training, checking and assessment, the personnel that provide the training and conduct the checking or assessment shall be qualified in accordance with Annex I (Part- FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Additionally, the personnel providing training and conducting checking towards specialised operations shall be suitably qualified for the relevant operation.

(c) For an EBT programme, the personnel that performs assessment and provides training shall:

(1) hold an Annex I (Part-FCL) instructor or examiner certificate;

(2) complete the operator’s EBT instructor standardisation programme. This shall include an initial standardisation programme and a recurrent standardisation programme.

Completion of the operator’s EBT initial standardisation will qualify the instructor to perform EBT practical assessment.

(d) Notwithstanding point (b), the line evaluation of competence may be conducted by a suitably qualified commander nominated by the operator that is standardised in EBT concepts and the assessment of competencies (line evaluator).

(e) Notwithstanding point (b), the aircraft/FSTD training and the operator proficiency check may be conducted by a suitably qualified commander, or pilot-in-command for IAM operations, that holds an FI/TRI/SFI certificate and is nominated by the operator for any of the following operations:

(1) CAT operations with helicopters that meet the criteria defined in point ORO.FC.005(b)(2);

(2) CAT operations with other than complex motor-powered helicopters by day and over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks;

(3) CAT operations with performance class B aeroplanes that do not meet the criteria defined in point ORO.FC.005(b)(1);

(4) IAM operations with VCA by day and over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks.

(f) Notwithstanding point (b), the aircraft/FSTD training and the demonstration of competence/operator proficiency check may be conducted by a suitably qualified
pilot-in-command/commander nominated by the operator for any of the following operations:

(1) specialised operations;

(2) CAT operations of aeroplanes meeting the criteria defined in point ORO.FC.005(b)(1).

(g) Notwithstanding point (b), the line check may be conducted by a suitably qualified commander nominated by the operator.

(h) The operator shall inform the competent authority about the persons nominated under points (e) to (g).