ED Decision 2025/010/R
ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUS TRAINING FOR NON-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS WITH COMPLEX MOTOR‑POWERED AIRCRAFT (AEROPLANES AND HELICOPTERS), INCLUDING NON-COMMERCIAL SPECIALISED OPERATIONS
(a) If the operator chooses to make use of previous training received by the pilot, the operator should develop a policy for the crediting of such training. Details of such policy should be included in the operations manual.
(b) The policy should as a minimum include measures to assess:
(1) the content of the previous training;
(2) whether the previous training was delivered by suitably qualified personnel or organisations;
(3) whether the aircraft, FSTD or other equipment used for the previous training was sufficiently similar to the aircraft and equipment the crew member will operate; and
(4) whether the operating procedures used during such previous training were sufficiently representative of the procedures used by the new operator.
(c) Where previous training delivered by other suitably qualified personnel or organisations is found to satisfy all or some of the requirements in ORO.FC.120, the training may be credited and an abbreviated conversion course may be used. Such an abbreviated course should cover all items not credited from previous training.
(d) Where a pilot flies for more than one operator and the training delivered by that other operator is found to satisfy some of the requirements of ORO.FC.130, then such training may be credited and an abbreviated recurrent training programme may be used. Such an abbreviated recurrent training programme should cover all items not credited from the training delivered by the other operator.
(e) An aircraft operator remains responsible for all training required by this Part regardless of whether the training is conducted by the operator, another operator, a certified organisation or another subcontractor, as defined in ORO.GEN.205.
(f) An operator accepting any previous training should be satisfied that the flight crew member is competent to operate in accordance with that operator’s procedures and to use the specific equipment installed on the aircraft to be operated.
(g) Previous training needs to be formally documented.
(h) The assessment under (b) and the documents referred to under (g) should be stored as part of the crew member training, checking and qualifications records.
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