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Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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In order to be able to fly under IFR or at night with a minimum flight crew of one pilot, as foreseen in ORO.FC.200(c)(2) and (d)(2), the following shall be complied with:
The operator shall include in the operations manual a pilot’s conversion and recurrent training programme that includes the additional requirements for a single-pilot operation. The pilot shall have undertaken training on the operator’s procedures, in particular regarding:
engine management and emergency handling;
use of normal, abnormal and emergency checklist;
air traffic control (ATC) communication;
departure and approach procedures;
autopilot management, if applicable;
use of simplified in-flight documentation;
single-pilot crew resource management.
The recurrent checks required by ORO.FC.230 shall be performed in the single-pilot role on the relevant type or class of aircraft in an environment representative of the operation.
For aeroplane operations under IFR the pilot shall have:
a minimum of 50 hours flight time under IFR on the relevant type or class of aeroplane, of which 10 hours are as commander; and
completed during the preceding 90 days on the relevant type or class of aeroplane:
five IFR flights, including three instrument approaches, in a single-pilot role; or
an IFR instrument approach check.
For aeroplane operations at night the pilot shall have:
a minimum of 15 hours flight time at night which may be included in the 50 hours flight time under IFR in (c)(1); and
completed during the preceding 90 days on the relevant type or class of aeroplane:
three take-offs and landings at night in the single pilot role; or
a night take-off and landing check.
For helicopter operations under IFR the pilot shall have:
25 hours total IFR flight experience in the relevant operating environment; and
25 hours flight experience as a single pilot on the specific type of helicopter, approved for single-pilot IFR, of which 10 hours may be flown under supervision, including five sectors of IFR line flying under supervision using the single-pilot procedures; and
completed during the preceding 90 days:
five IFR flights as a single pilot, including three instrument approaches, carried out on a helicopter approved for this purpose; or
an IFR instrument approach check as a single pilot on the relevant type of helicopter, flight training device (FTD) or full flight simulator (FFS).
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