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ARA.FSTD.110 Issue of an FSTD qualification certificate

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

IRImplementing rule

ARA.FSTD.110Issue of an FSTD qualification certificate

(a)After completion of an evaluation of the FSTD and when satisfied that the FSTD meets the applicable qualification basis in accordance with ORA.FSTD.210 and that the organisation operating it meets the applicable requirements to maintain the qualification of the FSTD in accordance with ORA.FSTD.100, the competent authority shall issue the FSTD qualification certificate of unlimited duration, using the form as established in Appendix IV to this Part.

IR · ARA.FSTD.110 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) No 290/2012 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 ARA.FSTD.110Issue of an FSTD qualification certificate

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BASIC INSTRUMENT TRAINING DEVICE (BITD)

(a)The competent authority should only grant a BITD qualification for the BITD model to a BITD manufacturer following satisfactory completion of an evaluation.

(b)This qualification should be valid for all serial numbers of this model without further technical evaluation.

(c)The BITD model should be clearly identified by a BITD model number. A running serial number should follow the BITD model identification number.

(d)The competent authority should establish and maintain a list of all BITD qualifications it has issued, containing the number of the BITD model with a reference to the hardware and software configuration.

AMC · AMC1 ARA.FSTD.110 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2012/006/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

All rules in SUBPART FSTD – SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE QUALIFICATION OF FLIGHT SIMULATION TRAINING DEVICES (FSTDs)

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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