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FCL.515 ATPL – Training course and theoretical knowledge examinations

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

IRImplementing rule

FCL.515ATPL – Training course and theoretical knowledge examinations

(a)Course. Applicants for an ATPL shall have completed a training course at an ATO. The course shall be either an integrated training course or a modular course, in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Annex (Part-FCL).

(b)Examination. Applicants for the issue of an ATPL shall demonstrate a level of knowledge appropriate to the privileges granted in the following subjects:

(1)air law;

(2)aircraft general knowledge — airframe/systems/power plant;

(3)aircraft general knowledge — instrumentation;

(4)mass and balance;

(5)performance;

(6)flight planning and monitoring;

(7)human performance;

(8)meteorology;

(9)general navigation;

(10)radio navigation;

(11)operational procedures;

(12)principles of flight; and

(13)communications.;

IR · FCL.515 — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1974 · 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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