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NCO.SPEC.115 Crew responsibilities

ANNEX VII (Part-NCO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

NCO.SPEC.115Crew responsibilities

(a)The crew member shall be responsible for the proper execution of his/her duties. Crew duties shall be specified in the checklist.

(b)During critical phases of the flight or whenever deemed necessary by the pilot-in-command in the interest of safety, the crew member shall be restrained at his/her assigned station, unless otherwise specified in the checklist.

(c)During flight, the flight crew member shall keep his/her safety belt fastened while at his/her station.

(d)During flight, at least one qualified flight crew member shall remain at the controls of the aircraft at all times.

(e)The crew member shall not undertake duties on an aircraft:

(1)if he/she knows or suspects that he/she is suffering from fatigue as referred to in 7.f. of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 or feels otherwise unfit to perform his/her duties; or

(2)when under the influence of psychoactive substances or for other reasons as referred to in 7.g of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.

(f)The crew member who undertakes duties for more than one operator shall:

(1)maintain his/her individual records regarding flight and duty times and rest periods as referred to in Annex III (Part-ORO), Subpart FTL to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, if applicable; and

(2)provide each operator with the data needed to schedule activities in accordance with the applicable FTL requirements.

(g)The crew member shall report to the pilot-in-command:

(1)any fault, failure, malfunction or defect, which he/she believes may affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the aircraft, including emergency systems; and

(2)any incident that was endangering, or could endanger, the safety of the operation.

IR · NCO.SPEC.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1042 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 NCO.SPEC.115(a)Crew responsibilities

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PILOT DUTIES — RECORDING OF FLIGHT TIME

(a)The pilot should only record flight time for the purpose of meeting experience requirements in specialised operations defined in AMC1 ORO.FC.146(e);(f)&(g) and AMC1 SPO.SPEC.HESLO.100 if NCO.SPEC applies.

(b)The list of specialised operations in GM1 NCO.SPEC.100 may be used for the purpose of (a).

AMC · AMC1 NCO.SPEC.115(a) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2023/007/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART E: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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