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SPO.GEN.165 Admission to the flight crew compartment

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

IRImplementing rule

SPO.GEN.165Admission to the flight crew compartment

The pilot-in-command shall make the final decision regarding the admission to the flight crew compartment and shall ensure that:

(a)admission to the flight crew compartment does not cause distraction or interference with the operation of the flight; and

(b)all persons carried in the flight crew compartment are made familiar with the relevant safety procedures.

IR · SPO.GEN.165 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 · 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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