SPO.GEN.105 Crew responsibilities

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

IRImplementing rule

SPO.GEN.105Crew responsibilities

(a)The crew member shall be responsible for the proper execution of his/her duties. Crew duties shall be specified in the standard operating procedures (SOP) and, where appropriate, in the operations manual.

(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 SOP.

(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 · SPO.GEN.105 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1042 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 SPO.GEN.105(a)Crew responsibilities

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CREW DUTIES — RECORDING OF FLIGHT TIME The following should apply for the purpose of recording flight time in accordance with AMC2 SPO.OP.230(i) and meeting experience requirements in specialised operations defined in AMC1 ORO.FC.146(e);(f)&(g)and AMC1 SPO.SPEC.HESLO.100:

(a)Flight time should be recorded as flight time in a specialised activity if one of the following applies:

(1)The aircraft has external equipment or is in a configuration that requires the use of a specific SOP.

(2)A task specialist is on board, or a person indispensable to the mission is being carried in accordance with Article 5(7).

(3)The crew applies a specific SOP in the course of a specialised activity.

(b)Irrespective of the scope of Part-SPO, if none of the above applies (e.g. ferry flights), the flight time should not be recorded as a specialised activity.

(c)The list of specialised operations in GM1 SPO.GEN.005 may be used for the purpose of (a).

AMC · AMC1 SPO.GEN.105(a) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2023/007/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 SPO.GEN.105(e)(2)Crew member responsibilities

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GENERAL In accordance with 7.g. of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 (Essential Requirements for air operations), a crew member must not perform duties on board an aircraft when under the influence of psychoactive substances or alcohol or when unfit due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness or other similar causes. This should be understood as including the following:

(a)effects of deep water diving and blood donation, and allowing for a certain time period between these activities and returning to flying; and

(b)without prejudice to more restrictive national regulations, the consumption of alcohol while on duty or less than 8 hours prior to the commencement of duties, and commencing a flight duty period with a blood alcohol level in excess of 0.2 per thousand.

GM · GM1 SPO.GEN.105(e)(2) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART A: GENERAL 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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