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Appendix 8 Cross-crediting of the IR part of a class or type rating proficiency check or EBT practical assessment

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

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Appendix 8Cross-crediting of the IR part of a class or type rating proficiency check or EBT practical assessment

A. Aeroplanes Credits shall be granted only if holders are revalidating or renewing IR privileges for single-pilot single-engine and single-pilot multi-engine aeroplanes, as appropriate.

If a skill test, proficiency check or EBT practical assessment including IR is performed, and holders have a valid:Credit is valid towards the IR part in proficiency check for:
MPA type rating; single-pilot high-performance complex aeroplane type ratingSE class rating (*), and SE type rating (*), and SP ME class or type rating except for high-performance complex type ratings, only credits for Section 3B of the proficiency check in point B.5 of Appendix 9 (*)
SP ME aeroplane class or type rating except for highperformance complex aeroplane type ratings, operated as single-pilotSE class rating, and SE type rating, and SP ME class or type rating except for high-performance complex aeroplane type ratings
SP ME aeroplane class or type rating except for highperformance complex aeroplane type ratings, restricted to MP operationsSE class rating (*) , and SE type rating (*) , and SP ME class or type rating except for high-performance complex aeroplane type ratings (*)
SP SE aeroplane class or type ratingSE class rating, and SE type rating

* Provided that within the preceding 12 months the applicants have flown at least three IFR departures and approaches exercising PBN privileges, including at least one RNP APCH approach on an SP class or type of aeroplane in SP operations, or, for multi-engine, other than HP complex aeroplanes, the applicants have passed Section 6 of the skill test for SP, other than HP complex aeroplanes flown solely by reference to instruments in SP operations.

B. Helicopters Credits shall be granted only if holders are revalidating or renewing IR privileges for single-pilot helicopters, as appropriate.

If a skill test or a proficiency check, including IR, is performed and the holders have a valid:Credit is valid towards the IR part in a proficiency check for:
Multi-pilot helicopter (MPH) type ratingSingle-pilot helicopter (SPH) of the same type, including privileges for single-pilot operations (*1)
Single-pilot helicopter (SPH) type rating, in multipilot operationsPrivileges for single-pilot operations in the same type (*1)

*1 Provided that within the preceding 12 months at least three IFR departures and approaches exercising PBN privileges, including one RNP APCH approach (which may be a Point in Space (PinS) approach), have been performed on a SP type of helicopter in SP operations.

APPENDIX · Appendix 8 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 · 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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