FCL.510.H ATPL(H) – Prerequisites, experience and crediting

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

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FCL.510.HATPL(H) – Prerequisites, experience and crediting

Applicants for an ATPL(H) shall:

(a)hold a CPL(H);

(b)have received instruction in MCC in accordance with point FCL.735.H;

(c)have completed as a pilot of helicopters a minimum of 1 000 hours of flight time including at least:

(1)350 hours in multi-pilot operations in helicopters;

(2)(i) 250 hours as PIC; or

(ii)100 hours as PIC and 150 hours as PIC under supervision; or

(iii)250 hours as PIC under supervision in multi-pilot helicopters. In this case, the ATPL(H) privileges shall be limited to multi-pilot operations only, until 100 hours as PIC have been completed;

(3)200 hours of cross-country flight time of which at least 100 hours shall be as PIC or as PIC under supervision;

(4)30 hours of instrument time of which not more than 10 hours may be instrument ground time; and

(5)100 hours of night flight as PIC or as co-pilot. Of the 1 000 hours, a maximum of 100 hours may have been completed in an FSTD, of which not more than 25 hours may be completed in an FNPT;

(d)flight time in aeroplanes shall be credited up to 50 % against the flight time requirements of point (c);

(e)the experience required in point (c) shall be completed before the skill test for the ATPL(H) is taken;

(f)applicants for an ATPL(H) shall receive a full credit for the requirement in point (b) when they comply with point FCL.720.H(a)(2)(ii) and, additionally, have received training at an ATO to meet the necessary standard for the successful completion of the course as per point FCL.735.H.

IR · FCL.510.H — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2021/2227 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

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AMC1 FCL.510.H(f)ATPL(H) — Prerequisites, experience and crediting

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MCC TRAINING WITH CREDITS FOR ATPL(H) — PILOTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED IN MULTI-PILOT OPERATIONS

(a)General MCC training in accordance with point FCL.510.H(f) is intended to be completed by applicants who are undergoing integrated ATPL(H) training.

(b)Training course The training course should include theoretical training instruction and exercises, as well as practical MCC training using one of the following helicopter simulators:

(1)FNPT II or III qualified for MCC;

(2)an FTD 2/3;

(3)an FFS.

(c)Objectives The training course should meet the objectives of AMC1 FCL.735.A; FCL.735.H; FCL.735.As. The head of training of the ATO should adapt the duration of training to the individual needs of the applicant, in order to achieve these objectives.

(d)Certificate of completion On completion of the course, once the applicant has met the objectives defined in (c), the applicant should receive a certificate of completion of the training from the ATO. The form should be based on that defined in AMC1 FCL.735.A; FCL.735.H; FCL.735.As. The title of the form should read ‘Training in accordance with FCL.510(f) — helicopters’.

AMC · AMC1 FCL.510.H(f) — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2022/014/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

All rules in SUBPART F – AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT LICENCE – ATPL

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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