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AMC5 to Appendix 6 Modular training courses for the IR

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

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC5 to Appendix 6 Modular training courses for the IR

SECTION Aa IR(A) – COMPETENCY-BASED MODULAR FLYING TRAINING COURSE

(6)(a)(i)(B); (6)(b)(i)(B)

PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF FLIGHT TIME UNDER IFR AS PIC A rating giving privileges to fly under IFR and in IMC referred to in points (6)(a)(i)(B) and (6)(b)(i)(B) may be any of the following:

(a)an BIR rating issued by a competent authority of a Member State; or

(b)a national instrument rating issued by a Member State prior to the application of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011; or

(c)an instrument rating issued in compliance with the requirements of Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention by a third country; or

(d)an authorisation issued by a Member State under Article 4(8) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. The amount of credit given should not exceed the amount of hours completed as instrument flight time.

AMC — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2025/002/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

All rules in Appendices to Annex I

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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