ORO.FC.100 Composition of flight crew

(a)The composition of the flight crew and the number of flight crew members at designated crew stations shall be not less than the minimum specified in the aircraft flight manual or operating limitations prescribed for the aircraft.

(b)The flight crew shall include additional flight crew members when required by the type of operation and shall not be reduced below the number specified in the operations manual.

(c)All flight crew members shall hold a licence and ratings issued or accepted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 and appropriate to the duties assigned to them.

(d)The flight crew member may be relieved in flight of his or her duties at the controls by another suitably qualified flight crew member.

(e)When engaging the services of flight crew members who are working on a freelance or part-time basis, the operator shall verify that all applicable requirements of this Subpart and the relevant elements of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, including the requirements on recent experience, are complied with, taking into account all services rendered by the flight crew member to other operator(s) to determine in particular:

(1)the total number of aircraft types or variants operated; and

(2)the applicable flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements.

(f)Specific requirements for helicopter operations If the helicopter is operated with a crew of two pilots, each pilot shall either:

(1)hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of a multi-crew cooperation (MCC) course in helicopters in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011; or

(2)have at least 500 hours of flight time as a pilot in multi-pilot operations.