ED Decision 2022/014/R

Update of ORO.FC — review of crew training provisions

Decision 2022/014/R issues the following amendments to the AMC and GM to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012:

  • AMC and GM to Annex III (Part-ORO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 21
  • AMC and GM to Annex IV (Part-CAT) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 22
  • AMC and GM to Annex V (Part-SPA) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 13
  • AMC and GM to Annex VI (Part-NCC) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 17
  • AMC and GM to Annex VII (Part-NCO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 2, Amendment 14
  • AMC and GM to Annex VIII (Part-SPO) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 17
  • AMC and GM to Annex I (Part-FCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 — Issue 1, Amendment 12

The objective of this Decision is to facilitate the implementation of the new requirements introduced into: 

  • Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (the ‘Air OPS Regulation’) related to flight crew training by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 which will apply from 30 October 2022; and 
  • Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (the ‘Aircrew Regulation’) related to flight crew training by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2227 which will apply from 30 October 2022.

Those Regulations and this ED Decision amend the operator’s flight crew training and checking provisions to better reflect the increased complexity in the aviation system. The updates cover aeroplanes and helicopters that carry out commercial air transport (CAT) operations, specialised operations (SPO) and non-commercial operations with complex motor-powered aircraft (NCC). 
The most important items are:
(a)           new conditions for multi-pilot operations in single-pilot certified helicopters, 
(b)          new provisions for initial training and checking under SPO, 
(c)           new provisions for recurrent training and checking under CAT and SPO, 
(d)          new conditions for the operation on different aircraft types or variants, 
(e)          introduction of the option for NCC operators to accept previous training and checking, and 
(f)           addressing other minor issues regarding flight crew training and checking.
Some changes are expected to increase safety in a cost-effective way, whereas others should reduce the training costs without an impact on safety. Several clarifications are also introduced to maintain a high level of safety for air operations by ensuring a harmonised implementation of the Air OPS Regulation and the Aircrew Regulation.