FPD.OR.115 Technical and
operational competence and capability
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
2020/469
(a) In addition to point ATM/ANS.OR.B.005(a)(6) of Annex III, the FPD provider shall ensure that its flight procedure designers:
(1) have successfully completed a training course that provides competency in flight procedure design;
(2) are suitably experienced to successfully apply the theoretical knowledge; and
(3) successfully complete continuation training.
(b) When flight validation is deemed necessary to be performed, the FPD provider shall ensure that it is undertaken by a competent pilot.
(c) In addition to point ATM/ANS.OR.B.030 of Annex III, the FPD provider shall maintain records of all the training as well as any design activity completed by the employed flight procedure designers and make such records available on request:
(1) to the flight procedure designers concerned; and
(2) in agreement with the flight procedure designers, to the new employer when a flight procedure designer is employed by a new entity.