Easy Access Rules for Aircrew (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011)

Regulation (EU) 2020/359

(a) The competent authority shall put in place the necessary arrangements and procedures to allow applicants to take theoretical knowledge examinations in accordance with the applicable requirements of Annex I (Part-FCL), Annex III (Part-BFCL) to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 or Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976.

(b) In the case of the ATPL, MPL, commercial pilot licence (CPL), and instrument ratings, those procedures shall comply withall of the following:

(1) Examinations shall be done in written or computer-based form.

(2) Questions for an examination shall be selected by the competent authority, according to a common method which allows coverage of the entire syllabus in each subject, from the European Central Question Bank (ECQB). The ECQB is a database ofmultiple choice questions held by the Agency.

(3) The examination in communications may be provided separately from those in other subjects. An applicant who has previously passed one orboth of the examinations in visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) communications shall not be re-examined in the relevant sections.

(c) The competent authority shall inform applicants of the languages available for examinations.

(d) The competent authority shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure the integrity of the examinations.

(e) If the competent authority finds that the applicant is not complying with the examination procedures during the examination, this shall be assessed with a view to failing the applicant, either in the examination of a single subject or in theexamination as a whole.

(f) The competent authority shall ban applicants who are proven to be cheating from taking any further examination for a period of at least 12 months from the date of the examination in which they were found cheating.

AMC1 ARA.FCL.300 Examination procedures

ED Decision 2019/017/R

GENERAL

(a) The competent authority should provide suitable facilities for the conduct of examinations.

(b) The content of the examination papers should retain a confidential status until the end of the examination session.

(c) The identity of the applicant should be confirmed before an examination is taken.

(d) Examination applicants should be seated in a way so that they cannot read each other's examination papers. They should not speak to any person other than the invigilators.

(e) All examination papers, associated documents and additional papers handed out to the applicants for the examination should be handed back to the invigilator at the end of the examination.

(f) Only the examination paper, specific documentation and tools needed for the examination should be available to the applicant during the examination.

(g) Applicants may use the following equipment during an examination:

(1) a scientific, non-programmable, non-alphanumeric calculator without specific aviation functions;

(2) mechanical navigation slide-rule (DR calculator);

(3) protractor;

(4) compasses and dividers;

(5) ruler.

(h) Applicants may use a translation dictionary at the discretion of the competent authority.

(i) Except equipment specified above, applicant(s) should not use any electronic equipment during the examination(s).

AMC1 ARA.FCL.300(b) Examination procedures

ED Decision 2020/018/R

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENCES AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS

With regard to the IR(A), CBIR(A) and BIR, these tables apply to theoretical knowledge examinations for applicants who have completed the appropriate elements of theoretical knowledge instruction of a modular training course for the IR(A) according to Appendix 6 Section A, for the CBIR(A) according to Appendix 6 Section Aa, and for the BIR according to FCL.835.

Subject 010 — AIR LAW
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:00	0:45	1:00	0:45	0:45	0:45	0:30	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
010 01	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
010 02	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
010 03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
010 04	01	01	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX
010 05	09	09	09	09	09	06	05	XX	XX	02
010 06	10	05	10	05	05	08	06	XX	06	XX
010 07	06	04	06	04	04	06	03	XX	XX	06
010 08	01	01	01	01	01	02	01	XX	01	XX
010 09	08	05	08	05	05	07	02	XX	02	XX
010 10	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
010 11	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
010 12	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
010 13	02	01	02	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	44	33	44	33	33	30	18	XX	09	08

Subject 021 — AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE — AIRFRAME/SYSTEMS/POWER PLANT
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	2:00	1:30	2:00	2:00	1:30	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
021 01	02	01	02	02	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 02	02	02	02	02	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 03	05	03	03	03	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 04	05	04	03	03	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 05	08	06	05	05	04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 06	05	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 07	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 08	05	03	05	05	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 09	15	11	14	14	09	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 10	06	11	06	06	09	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 11	19	11	17	17	09	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 12	03	02	03	03	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 13	03	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 14	XX	XX	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 15	XX	XX	04	04	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 16	XX	XX	06	06	05	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
021 17	XX	XX	05	05	05	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	80	60	80	80	60	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 022 — AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE — INSTRUMENTATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:30	1:00	1:30	1:30	1:00	0:30	0:20	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
022 01	03	03	03	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 02	08	08	09	09	08	04	04	03	XX	XX
022 03	02	02	03	03	02	01	01	01	XX	XX
022 04	04	04	06	06	04	02	02	03	XX	XX
022 05	03	XX	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 06	11	09	XX	XX	XX	02	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 07	XX	XX	14	14	11	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 08	03	02	XX	XX	XX	01	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 09	04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 10	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 11	06	01	06	06	XX	03	01	XX	XX	01
022 12	08	07	09	09	07	03	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 13	04	03	05	05	04	03	03	04	XX	XX
022 14	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
022 15	01	XX	01	01	XX	01	01	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	60	40	60	60	40	20	12	11	XX	01

Subject 031 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — MASS AND BALANCE
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:15	1:00	1:15	1:15	1:00	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
031 01	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
031 02	08	07	09	09	07	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
031 03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
031 04	05	04	04	04	04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
031 05	09	07	09	09	07	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
031 06	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	25	21	25	25	21	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 032 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — PERFORMANCE (AEROPLANES)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	2:00	1:15	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
032 01	12	12	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
032 02	06	09	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
032 03	03	06	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
032 04	18	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
032 05	06	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	45	28	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 033 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — FLIGHT PLANNING AND MONITORING
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	2:00	1:30	2:00	1:30	1:30	1:15	1:00	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
033 01	06	11	07	11	11	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
033 02	13	XX	13	XX	XX	13	12	XX	07	XX
033 03	11	10	10	10	10	05	05	XX	XX	01
033 04	06	06	06	06	06	05	04	XX	XX	02
033 05	01	01	01	01	01	01	01	XX	XX	01
033 06	05	05	05	05	05	03	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	42	33	42	33	33	27	22	XX	07	04

Subject 034 — FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING — PERFORMANCE (HELICOPTERS)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	XX	XX	1:15	1:15	0:45	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
034 01	XX	XX	12	12	11	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
034 02	XX	XX	07	07	09	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
034 03	XX	XX	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
034 04	XX	XX	13	13	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	XX	XX	35	35	20	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 040 — HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:30	1:00	1:30	1:30	1:00	1:00	0:30	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
040 01	04	03	04	04	03	03	01	01	XX	XX
040 02	24	18	24	24	18	18	08	07	XX	XX
040 03	20	14	20	20	14	14	07	08	XX	XX
Total number of questions	48	35	48	48	35	35	16	16	XX	XX

Subject 050 — METEOROLOGY
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	2:00	1:30	2:00	2:00	1:30	1:30	0:50	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
050 01	10	08	10	10	08	08	04	02	XX	XX
050 02	10	06	10	10	06	06	03	02	XX	XX
050 03	03	03	03	03	03	03	01	01	XX	XX
050 04	08	06	08	08	06	06	05	05	XX	XX
050 05	02	02	02	02	02	02	02	03	XX	XX
050 06	07	06	07	07	06	06	04	XX	XX	04
050 07	06	02	06	06	02	02	01	XX	XX	01
050 08	08	03	08	08	03	03	01	XX	XX	XX
050 09	14	13	14	14	13	13	08	XX	XX	10
050 10	16	14	16	16	14	14	06	XX	06	XX
Total number of questions	84	63	84	84	63	63	35	13	06	15

Subject 061 — GENERAL NAVIGATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	2:15	2:00	2:15	2:15	2:00	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
061 01	28	22	28	28	22	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
061 02	07	06	07	07	06	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
061 03	05	05	05	05	05	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
061 04	12	09	12	12	09	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
061 05	03	03	03	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	55	45	55	55	45	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 062 — RADIO NAVIGATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:30	0:30	1:30	1:00	0:30	1:00	0:40	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
062 01	05	04	05	05	04	03	XX	XX	XX	XX
062 02	22	11	22	20	11	22	13	XX	06	XX
062 03	11	02	11	08	02	05	03	XX	02	XX
062 04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
062 05	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
062 06	15	05	15	11	05	08	04	XX	04	XX
062 07	13	XX	13	XX	XX	06	04	XX	07	XX
Total number of questions	66	22	66	44	22	44	24	XX	19	XX

Subject 070 — OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:15	1:00	1:15	1:00	0:45	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
071 01	17	09	10	08	08	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
071 02	24	20	22	17	17	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
071 03	XX	XX	06	05	05	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
071 04	01	01	02	02	02	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	42	30	40	32	32	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 081 — PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT (AEROPLANES)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:30	1:15	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
081 01	14	13	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 02	04		XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 03	09	07	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 04	04	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 05	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 06	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 07	04	04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
081 08	05	04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	46	37	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 082 — PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT (HELICOPTERS)
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	XX	XX	1:15	1:15	1:15	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
082 01	XX	XX	06	06	06	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 02	XX	XX	03	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 03	XX	XX	01	01	01	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 04	XX	XX	11	11	11	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 05	XX	XX	08	08	08	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 06	XX	XX	04	04	04	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 07	XX	XX	06	06	06	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
082 08	XX	XX	03	03	03	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX
Total number of questions	XX	XX	42	42	42	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX

Subject 090 - COMMUNICATION
Theoretical knowledge examination
Exam length, total number of questions, and distribution of questions
	ATPL(A)	CPL(A)	ATPL(H)/IR	ATPL(H)	CPL(H)	IR(A) and IR(H)	CB-IR(A)	BIR M01	BIR M02	BIR M03
Time allowed (hours)	1:00	1:00	1:00	1:00	1:00	1:00	1:00	*	*	*
Distribution of questions with regard to the topics of the syllabus
090 01	04	04	04	04	04	04	04	XX	XX	02
090 02	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	XX	XX	06
090 03	02	02	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	01
090 04	04	04	04	04	04	04	04	XX	XX	02
090 05	03	03	03	03	03	03	03	XX	XX	03
090 06	02	02	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	01
090 07	02	02	02	02	02	02	02	XX	XX	01
Total number of questions	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	XX	XX	16

*Refer to AMC2 ARA.FCL.300(b)

AMC2 ARA.FCL.300(b) Examination procedures

ED Decision 2020/018/R

TOTAL TIME ALLOWED AND TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS FOR BIR EXAMINATION

(a) The total number of questions for the examination for Module 1 is 40 questions and the total time allowed for the Module 1 examination is 1:20 hours.

(b) The total number of questions for the examination for Module 2 is 41 questions and the total time allowed for the Module 2 examination is 1:30 hours.

(c) The total number of questions for the examination for Module 3 is 44 questions and the total time allowed for the Module 3 examination is 1:30 hours.

Easy Access Rules for Aircrew (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011)

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SUBPART FCL – SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO FLIGHT CREW LICENSING

SECTION III – Theoretical knowledge examinations