IRImplementing rule
FCL.325.ACPL(A) – Specific requirements for applicants who hold an MPL
(a)Applicants for a CPL(A) who hold an MPL shall have completed in aeroplanes:
(1)70 hours of flight time in one of the following ways:
(i)as PIC;
(ii)made up of at least 10 hours as PIC and the additional flight time as PIC under supervision (PICUS). Of those 70 hours, 20 hours shall be of VFR cross-country flight time as PIC, or cross-country flight time made up of at least 10 hours as PIC and 10 hours as PICUS. That shall include a VFR cross-country flight of at least 540 km (300 NM) in the course of which full-stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be flown as PIC;
(2)the elements of the CPL(A) modular course as specified in Chapter E, point 10(a) and point 11, of Appendix 3;
(3)the CPL(A) skill test, in accordance with point FCL.320.
(b)When being issued with a CPL in accordance with point (a), applicants shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1)comply with the requirements of point FCL.405.A(c) in order to have the privileges of their IR(A) extended to single-pilot operations in aeroplanes;
(2)have the privileges of their type ratings restricted to exercise the privileges of a co-pilot only. That restriction shall be removed when applicants complete a proficiency check for the relevant type in accordance with Appendix 9 in the role of the PIC.
IR · FCL.325.A — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2024/2076 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025