ORO.FC.125 Differences training, familiarisation, equipment and procedure training

GENERAL

(a)Differences training requires additional knowledge of and training on the aircraft or an appropriate training device. It should be carried out:

(1)in the case of aeroplanes, when operating another variant of an aeroplane of the same type or another type of the same class currently operated;

(2)in the case of helicopters, when operating a variant of a helicopter currently operated;

(3)in the case of VCA, when operating a variant of a VCA different from the VCA currently operated.

(b)Familiarisation requires only the acquisition of additional knowledge. It should be carried out when operating another aircraft of the same type.

OPERATOR DIFFERENCE REQUIREMENTS (ODRs) When defining the needs for differences training, familiarisation or equipment training, the operator should make use of the concept of ODRs and of the methodology described in AMC1 ORO.FC.140(a), including the ODRs tables. FORM OF OPERATIONS — SINGLE-PILOT HELICOPTERS If the differences training, familiarisation, equipment or procedure training includes the conversion from single-pilot operations to multi-pilot operations and vice versa, it should take into account all elements described in AMC2 ORO.FC.120.

OPERATOR DIFFERENCE REQUIREMENTS (ODRs) The ODRs tables may result in different training programmes, depending on the training needs, regardless of the ‘base aircraft’ used to establish the table (e.g. the trainee may know the ‘other aircraft’ and be trained towards the ‘base aircraft’).

SPECIALISED OPERATIONS If the differences training, familiarisation, equipment and procedure training includes training for SOPs related to a specialised operation, points (b) to (f) of AMC3 ORO.FC.120 should apply.

GENERAL Introducing a change of equipment and/or procedures on types or variants currently operated may require additional knowledge or additional training on the aircraft, or an appropriate training device, or both.

PROCEDURE TRAINING — STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-PILOT OPERATIONS — SINGLEPILOT HELICOPTERS MCC training is generic to all types. A pilot holding a certificate of completion of MCC training requires additional procedures training to implement the multi-pilot SOPs of a given single-pilot helicopter type.