To all EASA TCO Authorisation holder or applicant, Please be informed that, starting 26 November 2016 marking the end of the TCO transition period, one of the focus areas of EASA’s TCO continuous monitoring activities will be compliance with Annex 6 to the Chicago Convention, Part I, Chapter 9, Standard 9.4.4.1. This international safety standard requires operators to perform pilot proficiency checks twice within any period of one year to ensure that piloting technique and the ability to execute emergency procedures is demonstrated. It is applicable to both the Pilot-in-Command (Commander) and to the Second-in-Command (First Officer). A dedicated question regarding this subject will be added to the EASA ‘Basic Operator Data’ (BOD) questionnaire in the TCO web-interface in due time.
