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Article 4d Transitional measures for single-engine instrument rating privileges for helicopters

Cover Regulation · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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Article 4dTransitional measures for single-engine instrument rating privileges for helicopters

Without prejudice to point FCL.630.H of Annex I (Part-FCL) to this Regulation, all of the following shall apply:

1.instrument ratings for helicopters (IR(H)) issued in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL) to this Regulation before 30 October 2022 shall be deemed as IR(H) for both single-engine and multiengine helicopters and shall be reissued as such IR(H), when reissuing a helicopter pilot licence for administrative reasons.

2.Applicants who before 30 October 2022 commenced training for an IR(H) for either singleengine or multi-engine helicopters shall be allowed to complete that training and, in such a case, be issued with an IR(H) for both single-engine and multi-engine helicopters.

IR · Article 4d — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2021/2227 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, 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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