GM1ORO.FC.105(c) Designation as pilot-in-command/commander

AREA AND ROUTE FAMILIARISATION TRAINING DELIVERY When developing the area and route familiarisation training, the operator may apply the following methodology:

(a)Internal evidence

(1)Operator assessment by conducting an operational risk evaluation according to the following criteria:

(i)terrain and minimum and maximum applicable flight altitudes/heights;

(ii)seasonal meteorological conditions;

(iii)meteorological, communication and air traffic facilities, services and procedures;

(iv)search and rescue procedures where available;

(v)diversion locations associated with the route along which the flight is to take place, as applicable; and

(vi)navigational facilities associated with the route along which the flight is to take place, as applicable.

(2)Operator-specific evidence gathered through the safety management process in accordance with point ORO.GEN.200.

(b)External evidence

(1)notices to airmen (NOTAMs);

(2)AIP.

(c)When selecting the method and tool, operators should be driven by the objective of reaching the optimum in terms of the desired outcome, which is the maximum possible knowledge increase. This methodology intends that such selection is based on the type of the underlying risks of a route / area as determined in accordance with (a) and (b) and the learning objectives. For example: for the less complex areas or routes, familiarisation by self-briefing with route documentation, or by means of programmed instruction; and for the more complex areas or routes, in-flight familiarisation as a pilot-in-command/commander or co-pilot under supervision or an observer, or familiarisation in a flight simulation training device (FSTD) using a database appropriate to the route concerned.