ORO.FC.145 Provision of training, checking and assessment

ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUS TRAINING FOR NON-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS WITH COMPLEX MOTORPOWERED AIRCRAFT (AEROPLANES AND HELICOPTERS), INCLUDING NON-COMMERCIAL SPECIALISED OPERATIONS

(a)If the operator chooses to make use of previous training received by the pilot, the operator should develop a policy for the crediting of such training. Details of such policy should be included in the operations manual.

(b)The policy should as a minimum include measures to assess:

(1)the content of the previous training;

(2)whether the previous training was delivered by suitably qualified personnel or organisations;

(3)whether the aircraft, FSTD or other equipment used for the previous training was sufficiently similar to the aircraft and equipment the crew member will operate; and

(4)whether the operating procedures used during such previous training were sufficiently representative of the procedures used by the new operator.

(c)Where previous training delivered by other suitably qualified personnel or organisations is found to satisfy all or some of the requirements in ORO.FC.120, the training may be credited and an abbreviated conversion course may be used. Such an abbreviated course should cover all items not credited from previous training.

(d)Where a pilot flies for more than one operator and the training delivered by that other operator is found to satisfy some of the requirements of ORO.FC.130, then such training may be credited and an abbreviated recurrent training programme may be used. Such an abbreviated recurrent training programme should cover all items not credited from the training delivered by the other operator.

(e)An aircraft operator remains responsible for all training required by this Part regardless of whether the training is conducted by the operator, another operator, a certified organisation or another subcontractor, as defined in ORO.GEN.205.

(f)An operator accepting any previous training should be satisfied that the flight crew member is competent to operate in accordance with that operator’s procedures and to use the specific equipment installed on the aircraft to be operated.

(g)Previous training needs to be formally documented.

(h)The assessment under (b) and the documents referred to under (g) should be stored as part of the crew member training, checking and qualifications records.

POLICY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUS TRAINING AND CHECKING FOR OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (NCC) — AEROPLANES AND HELICOPTERS If the operator chooses to make use of previous training received by the pilot, in accordance with AMC1 ORO.FC.145, the operator may wish to enter into arrangements with other operators in order to satisfy the requirements of ORO.GEN.205 in relation to contracted training providers or other aircraft operators.

TRAINING AND CHECKING PROGRAMMES AND SYLLABI

(a)Training and checking programmes and syllabi should include as a minimum:

(1)when training and checking take place during the same session, the distinction between the two;

(2)a list of the items covered;

(3)the minimum time allocation (duration);

(4)the means of delivery (e.g. FSTD, OTD, computer-based, VR, etc.);

(5)the personnel providing the training and conducting the checks.

(b)Further details on the training and checking programmes and syllabi should be included in the operations manual depending on the complexity of the operations (e.g. further contextualisation of the training programme, details of the aerodrome at which some items will be covered, time allocation to brief and debrief, whether the item to be trained is a legal requirement or an SMS item, etc.).

TRAINING AND CHECKING PROGRAMMES AND SYLLABI The syllabus lists the topics to be covered in a training and checking programme. A syllabus may include: the personnel providing the training and conducting the checks; a description of the content; the means of delivery (e.g. FSTD, aircraft, OTD, (virtual) classroom, computer-based training, VR, etc.); the minimum time allocation (duration); the prerequisites to be fulfilled before starting the training or checking; the standard of performance; the training objectives; a reference to training/checking material; the checking requirements, if any; when training and checking is combined, the distinction between trained and checked items.

NON-MANDATORY (RECOMMENDATION) ELEMENTS OF OPERATIONAL SUITABILITY DATA When developing the training programmes and syllabi, the operator should include the nonmandatory (recommendation) elements for the relevant type that are provided in the operational suitability data established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.

FULL FLIGHT SIMULATORS (FFS) The operator should classify any differences between the aircraft and FFS in accordance with the Air Transport Association (ATA) chapters as follows: Compliance Levels

(a)Level A differences:

(1)no influence on flight characteristics;

(2)no influence on procedures (normal and/or abnormal);

(3)differences in presentation; and

(4)differences in operation. Method: self-instruction via the operations manual or flight crew information.

(b)Level B differences:

(1)no influence on flight characteristics;

(2)influence on procedures (normal and/or abnormal); and

(3)possible differences in presentation and operation. Method: flight crew information, computer-based training, system device training or special instruction by instructor.

(c)Level C differences:

(1)influence on flight characteristics;

(2)influence on procedures (normal and/or abnormal); and

(3)eventually differences in presentation and operation. Method: special instruction by instructor, a selected partial training on another FSTD or aircraft or a waiver because of previous experience, special instruction or training programme.

(d)Level D differences:

(1)influence on flight characteristics; and/or

(2)influence on procedures (normal and/or abnormal); and/or

(3)differences in presentation and/or operation; and

(4)FSTD is level D qualified and is used for zero flight-time training (ZFTT). Method: a specified partial training on another FSTD or aircraft or a waiver because of previous experience, special instruction or training programme.

FSTDs

(a)Before the operator extracts the data from an FSTD that can be related to a pilot, it should develop a data access and security policy.

(b)‘Availability’ and ‘accessibility’ of FSTD used in this Subpart.

(1)‘Available FSTD’ refers to any flight simulation training device (FSTD) that is vacant for use by the FSTD operator or by the customers irrespective of any time consideration.

(2)‘Accessible’ refers to a device that can be used by the operator to conduct training or checking pertaining to this Subpart, and by the nominated person conducting the training or checking. More information on these definitions can be found in Part-FCL of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION OF TRAINING DATA IN CAT OPERATIONS WITH AEROPLANES AND HELICOPTERS AND IN IAM OPERATIONS WITH VCA

(a)Without prejudice to applicable Union law on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, for the training conducted in accordance with point ORO.FC.145, the operator may have a training data access and security policy (including the procedure to prevent disclosure of crew identity).

(b)If the operator decides to have such a policy, it should:

(1)be agreed by all parties involved (operator management and flight crew member representatives nominated either by the union or the flight crew themselves);

(2)be in line with the organisation’s safety policy in order to not make available or to not make use of the training data to attribute blame or liability.

(c)The training data access and security policy may include a policy for access to information only to specifically authorised persons identified by their position in order to perform their duties.

VALIDITY PERIOD OF RECURRENT ASSESSMENT, TRAINING AND CHECKING

(a)When the recency, training or check is completed within the last 3 months of the validity period, the new validity period should be counted from the original expiry date.

(b)When the recency, training or check is completed before the last 3 months of the validity period, the new validity period should be counted from the end of the month when the recency, training or check was completed and not from the original expiry date.

(c)Notwithstanding (a), the revalidation of CRM instructor and EBT instructor qualifications should follow AMC2 ORO.FC.146 and AMC2 ORO.FC.146(c).