ATCO.C.005 Practical instructors

A person shall only carry out practical training when he/she holds an air traffic controller licence with an on-the-job training instructor (OJTI) endorsement or a synthetic training device instructor (STDI) endorsement. [applicable until 12 May 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2015/340]

(a)A person shall only carry out practical training when that person holds an air traffic controller licence with an on-the-job training instructor (OJTI) endorsement or a synthetic training device instructor (STDI) endorsement.

(b)Notwithstanding point (a), a person may be authorised to give instruction on synthetic training devices if all the following requirements are fulfilled:

(1)that person holds or has held a national military air traffic controller licence issued by a Member State, with a rating and, if applicable, rating endorsement corresponding to the one for which that person is authorised to instruct or assess;

(2)that person has demonstrated to the competent authority referred to in Article 6 that he or she has exercised the privileges of the national military licence referred to in point (b)(1) and received training and successfully passed assessments, as required by point ATCO.C.035;

(3)that person has demonstrated compliance with the relevant requirements of Annex I (Part ATCO) in accordance with the national conversion report established by the competent authority referred to in Article 8a.

(c)The privileges referred to in point (b) shall be limited to the provision of instruction and assessment on the matters referred to in point ATCO.C.030 (a)(1) and exercised in accordance with point ATCO.C.040 for air traffic controller training organisations certified to provide initial training in accordance with this Regulation. [applicable from 13 May 2026 - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2143]