FCL.915.SFI SFI – Prerequisites

An applicant for an SFI certificate shall:

(a)hold or have held a CPL, MPL or ATPL in the appropriate aircraft category;

(b)have completed the proficiency check for the issue of the specific aircraft type rating in an FFS representing the applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and

(c)additionally, for an SFI(A) for multi-pilot aeroplanes or SFI(PL), have:

(1)at least 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes or powered-lift, as applicable;

(2)completed, as a pilot or as an observer, within the 12 months preceding the application, at least:

(i)3 route sectors on the flight deck of the applicable aircraft type; or

(ii)2 line-orientated flight training-based simulator sessions conducted by qualified flight crew on the flight deck of the applicable type. These simulator sessions shall include 2 flights of at least 2 hours each between 2 different aerodromes, and the associated pre-flight planning and de-briefing;

(d)additionally, for an SFI(A) for single-pilot high performance complex aeroplanes:

(1)have completed at least 500 hours of flight time as PIC on single-pilot aeroplanes;

(2)hold or have held a multi-engine IR(A) rating; and

(3)have met the requirements in (c)(2);

(e)additionally, for an SFI(H), have:

(1)completed, as a pilot or as an observer, at least 1 hour of flight time on the flight deck of the applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and

(2)in the case of multi-pilot helicopters, at least 1 000 hours of flying experience as a pilot in helicopters, including at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any aircraft category;

(3)in the case of single-pilot multi-engine helicopters, completed 500 hours as pilot of helicopters, including 100 hours as PIC on single-pilot multi-engine helicopters;

(4)in the case of single-pilot single-engine helicopters, completed 250 hours as a pilot on helicopters;

(5)in the case of single-pilot helicopters in multi-pilot operations, completed at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any aircraft category.