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ARA.FCL.300 Examination procedures

ANNEX VI (Part-ARA) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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ARA.FCL.300Examination procedures

(a)The competent authority shall put in place the necessary arrangements and procedures to allow applicants to take theoretical knowledge examinations in accordance with the applicable requirements of Annex I (Part-FCL), Annex III (Part-BFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 or Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976.

(b)In the case of the ATPL, MPL, commercial pilot licence (CPL), and instrument ratings, those procedures shall comply withall of the following:

(1)Examinations shall be done in written or computer-based form.

(2)Questions for an examination shall be selected by the competent authority, according to a common method which allows coverage of the entire syllabus in each subject, from the European Central Question Bank (ECQB). The ECQB is a database ofmultiple choice questions held by the Agency.

(3)The examination in communications may be provided separately from those in other subjects.

(c)The competent authority shall inform applicants of the languages available for examinations.

(d)The competent authority shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure the integrity of the examinations.

(e)If the competent authority finds that the applicant is not complying with the examination procedures during the examination, this shall be assessed with a view to failing the applicant, either in the examination of a single subject or in theexamination as a whole.

(f)The competent authority shall ban applicants who are proven to be cheating from taking any further examination for a period of at least 12 months from the date of the examination in which they were found cheating.

IR · ARA.FCL.300 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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GENERAL

(a)The competent authority should provide suitable facilities for the conduct of examinations.

(b)The content of the examination papers should retain a confidential status until the end of the examination session.

(c)The identity of the applicant should be confirmed before an examination is taken.

(d)Examination applicants should be seated in a way so that they cannot read each other's examination papers. They should not speak to any person other than the invigilators.

(e)All examination papers, associated documents and additional papers handed out to the applicants for the examination should be handed back to the invigilator at the end of the examination.

(f)Only the examination paper, specific documentation and tools needed for the examination should be available to the applicant during the examination.

(g)Applicants may use the following equipment during an examination:

(1)a scientific, non-programmable, non-alphanumeric calculator without specific aviation functions;

(2)mechanical navigation slide-rule (DR calculator);

(3)protractor;

(4)compasses and dividers;

(5)ruler.

(h)Applicants may use a translation dictionary at the discretion of the competent authority.

(i)Except equipment specified above, applicant(s) should not use any electronic equipment during the examination(s).

AMC · AMC1 ARA.FCL.300 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2019/017/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENCES AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS With regard to the IR(A), CBIR(A) and BIR, these tables apply to theoretical knowledge examinations for applicants who have completed the appropriate elements of theoretical knowledge instruction of a modular training course for the IR(A) according to Appendix 6 Section A, for the CBIR(A) according to Appendix 6 Section Aa, and for the BIR according to FCL.835.

Subject 010 — AIR LAW
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:000:451:000:450:450:450:30***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
010 010202020202XXXXXXXXXX
010 020101010101XXXXXXXXXX
010 03XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
010 0401010101010101XXXXXX
010 0509090909090605XXXX02
010 0610051005050806XX06XX
010 0706040604040603XXXX06
010 0801010101010201XX01XX
010 0908050805050702XX02XX
010 100101010101XXXXXXXXXX
010 110101010101XXXXXXXXXX
010 120202020202XXXXXXXXXX
010 130201020101XXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions44334433333018XX0908
Subject 021 — AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE — AIRFRAME/SYSTEMS/POWER PLANT
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)2:001:302:002:001:30XXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
021 010201020201XXXXXXXXXX
021 020202020201XXXXXXXXXX
021 030503030302XXXXXXXXXX
021 040504030302XXXXXXXXXX
021 050806050504XXXXXXXXXX
021 060502020202XXXXXXXXXX
021 070202020202XXXXXXXXXX
021 080503050503XXXXXXXXXX
021 091511141409XXXXXXXXXX
021 100611060609XXXXXXXXXX
021 111911171709XXXXXXXXXX
021 120302030302XXXXXXXXXX
021 130302XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
021 14XXXX010101XXXXXXXXXX
021 15XXXX040403XXXXXXXXXX
021 16XXXX060605XXXXXXXXXX
021 17XXXX050505XXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions8060808060XXXXXXXXXX
Subject 022 — AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE — INSTRUMENTATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:301:001:301:301:000:300:20***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
022 010303030303XXXXXXXXXX
022 020808090908040403XXXX
022 030202030302010101XXXX
022 040404060604020203XXXX
022 0503XX0303XXXXXXXXXXXX
022 061109XXXXXX02XXXXXXXX
022 07XXXX141411XXXXXXXXXX
022 080302XXXXXX01XXXXXXXX
022 0904XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
022 1002XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
022 1106010606XX0301XXXX01
022 12080709090703XXXXXXXX
022 130403050504030304XXXX
022 140101010101XXXXXXXXXX
022 1501XX0101XX0101XXXXXX
Total number of questions6040606040201211XX01
Subject 031 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — MASS AND BALANCE
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:151:001:151:151:00XXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
031 010101010101XXXXXXXXXX
031 020807090907XXXXXXXXXX
031 03XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
031 040504040404XXXXXXXXXX
031 050907090907XXXXXXXXXX
031 060202020202XXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions2521252521XXXXXXXXXX
Subject 032 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — PERFORMANCE (AEROPLANES)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)2:001:15XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
032 011212XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
032 020609XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
032 030306XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
032 041801XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
032 0506XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions4528XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject 033 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — FLIGHT PLANNING AND MONITORING
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)2:001:302:001:301:301:151:00***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
033 010611071111XXXXXXXXXX
033 0213XX13XXXX1312XX07XX
033 0311101010100505XXXX01
033 0406060606060504XXXX02
033 0501010101010101XXXX01
033 06050505050503XXXXXXXX
Total number of questions42334233332722XX0704
Subject 034 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — PERFORMANCE (HELICOPTERS)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)XXXX1:151:150:45XXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
034 01XXXX121211XXXXXXXXXX
034 02XXXX070709XXXXXXXXXX
034 03XXXX0303XXXXXXXXXXXX
034 04XXXX1313XXXXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questionsXXXX353520XXXXXXXXXX
Subject 040 — HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:301:001:301:301:001:000:30***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
040 010403040403030101XXXX
040 022418242418180807XXXX
040 032014202014140708XXXX
Total number of questions4835484835351616XXXX
Subject 050 — METEOROLOGY
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)2:001:302:002:001:301:300:50***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
050 011008101008080402XXXX
050 021006101006060302XXXX
050 030303030303030101XXXX
050 040806080806060505XXXX
050 050202020202020203XXXX
050 0607060707060604XXXX04
050 0706020606020201XXXX01
050 0808030808030301XXXXXX
050 0914131414131308XXXX10
050 1016141616141406XX06XX
Total number of questions84638484636335130615
Subject 061 — GENERAL NAVIGATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)2:152:002:152:152:00XXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
061 012822282822XXXXXXXXXX
061 020706070706XXXXXXXXXX
061 030505050505XXXXXXXXXX
061 041209121209XXXXXXXXXX
061 050303030303XXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions5545555545XXXXXXXXXX
Subject 062 — RADIO NAVIGATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:300:301:301:000:301:000:40***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
062 01050405050403XXXXXXXX
062 0222112220112213XX06XX
062 0311021108020503XX02XX
062 04XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
062 05XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
062 0615051511050804XX04XX
062 0713XX13XXXX0604XX07XX
Total number of questions66226644224424XX19XX
Subject 070 — OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:151:001:151:001:00XXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
071 011709100808XXXXXXXXXX
071 022420221717XXXXXXXXXX
071 03XXXX060505XXXXXXXXXX
071 040101020202XXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions4230403232XXXXXXXXXX
Subject 081 — PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT (AEROPLANES)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:301:15XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
081 011413XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 0204XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 030907XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 040403XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 050303XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 060303XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 070404XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
081 080504XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questions4637XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject 082 — PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT (HELICOPTERS)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)XXXX1:151:151:15XXXXXXXXXX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
082 01XXXX060606XXXXXXXXXX
082 02XXXX030303XXXXXXXXXX
082 03XXXX010101XXXXXXXXXX
082 04XXXX111111XXXXXXXXXX
082 05XXXX080808XXXXXXXXXX
082 06XXXX040404XXXXXXXXXX
082 07XXXX060606XXXXXXXXXX
082 08XXXX030303XXXXXXXXXX
Total number of questionsXXXX424242XXXXXXXXXX
Subject 090 - COMMUNICATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
ATPL(A)CPL(A)ATPL(H)/IRATPL(H)CPL(H)IR(A) and IR(H)CB-IR(A)BIR M01BIR M02BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)1:001:001:001:001:001:001:00***
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
090 0104040404040404XXXX02
090 0217171717171717XXXX06
090 0302020202020202XXXX01
090 0404040404040404XXXX02
090 0503030303030303XXXX03
090 0602020202020202XXXX01
090 0702020202020202XXXX01
Total number of questions34343434343434XXXX16

*Refer to AMC2 ARA.FCL.300(b)

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TOTAL TIME ALLOWED AND TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS FOR BIR EXAMINATION

(a)The total number of questions for the examination for Module 1 is 40 questions and the total time allowed for the Module 1 examination is 1:20 hours.

(b)The total number of questions for the examination for Module 2 is 41 questions and the total time allowed for the Module 2 examination is 1:30 hours.

(c)The total number of questions for the examination for Module 3 is 44 questions and the total time allowed for the Module 3 examination is 1:30 hours.

AMC · AMC2 ARA.FCL.300(b) — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2020/018/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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DETAILED THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATON STRUCTURE FOR THE BIR The tables below provide a detailed structure for the examination papers for the BIR theoretical knowledge examination, based on the relevant content of AMC1 ARA.FCL.300(b) and AMC2 ARA.FCL.300(b), and the detailed syllabus set out in AMC1 FCL.310; FCL.515(b); FCL.615(b); FCL.835(d). Each of the BIR training modules should be examined through one examination paper. The tables indicate the allocation of Subject / topic elements to the examination papers, and how much time should be allocated to the Subject / topic elements within each examination paper. Subject 050 has elements in all three examination papers, Subjects 010, 022 and 033 are split across two examination papers, while Subjects 040, 062 and 090 are covered in one of the examination papers. Table 1: Module 1 BIR

Subject / topic elementsNumber of questionsTime (hours:minutes)
022 02 022 03 022 04 022 133 1 3 40:20
040 01 040 02 040 031 7 80:30
050 01 050 02 050 03 050 04 050 052 2 1 5 30:30
401:20

Table 2: Module 2 BIR

Subject / topic elementsNumber of questionsTime (hours:minutes)
010 06 010 08 010 096 1 20:15
033 0270:20
050 1060:15
062 02 062 03 062 06 062 076 2 4 70:40
411:30

Table 3: Module 3 BIR

Subject / topic elementsNumber of questionsTime (hours:minutes)
010 05 010 072 60:15
022 1110:03
033 03 033 04 033 051 2 10:10
050 06 050 07 050 094 1 100:30
090 01 090 02 090 03 090 04 090 05 090 06 090 072 6 1 2 3 1 10:32
441:30

GM · GM1 ARA.FCL.300(b) — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2025/002/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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CONSIDERATION OF CPL THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE CREDITS FOR THE BIR EXAMINATION PAPERS

(a)Point FCL.035 and Appendix 1 to Part-FCL establish credits with regard to the theoretical knowledge examinations for applicants for a BIR, when they already hold a CPL(A) or have passed the theoretical knowledge examinations for the CPL(A). In the case of applicants for a BIR who have passed the relevant theoretical knowledge examinations for a CPL(A), Appendix 1 to Part-FCL includes credits for Subjects 040 Human Performance, 050 Meteorology, and 090 Communication. With regard to the latter, point FCL.035(b)(6) includes specific crediting arrangements for cases where applicants, prior to the introduction of Subject 090 Communication, have completed either Subject 091 VFR Communication or Subject 092 IFR Communication (refer to GM1 FCL.035(b)(6)(ii) for related guidance).

(b)Competent authorities should determine the areas of theoretical knowledge for which these applicants will need to take theoretical knowledge examinations. For that purpose, and for designing BIR examination papers that consider specific credits to be granted to individual applicants, competent authorities can use the tables set out in GM1 ARA.FCL.300(b).

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