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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-I/appendix-8",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/1178",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178",
  "path": "annex/I/appendix/8",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Cross-crediting of the IR part of a class or type rating proficiency check\nA.\nAeroplanes\nCredits shall be granted only if holders are revalidating or renewing IR privileges for single-pilot single-engine and single-pilot multi-engine aeroplanes, as appropriate.\nProvided that within the preceding 12 months the applicants have flown at least three IFR departures and approaches exercising PBN privileges, including at least one RNP APCH approach on an SP class or type of aeroplane in SP operations, or, for multi-engine, other than HP complex aeroplanes, the applicants have passed Section 6 of the skill test for SP, other than HP complex aeroplanes flown solely by reference to instruments in SP operations.\nIf a skill test or a proficiency check including IR is performed, and holders have a valid:\nCredit is valid towards the IR part in a proficiency check for:\nMPA type rating;\nSingle-pilot high-performance complex aeroplane type rating\nSE class rating, and\nSE type rating, and\nSP ME class or type rating except for high-performance complex type ratings, only credits for Section 3B of the proficiency check in point B.5 of Appendix 9\nSP ME aeroplane class or type rating except for high-performance complex aeroplane type ratings, operated as single-pilot\nSE class rating, and\nSE type rating, and\nSP ME class or type rating except for high-performance complex aeroplane type ratings\nSP ME aeroplane class or type rating except for high-performance complex aeroplane type ratings, restricted to MP operations\nSE class rating, and\nSE type rating, and\nSP ME class or type rating except for high-performance complex aeroplane type ratings.\nSP SE aeroplane class or type rating\nSE class rating, and\nSE type rating\nB.\nHelicopters\nCredits will be granted only if holders are revalidating or renewing IR privileges for single-pilot helicopters as set out below.\nIf a skill test or proficiency check, including IR, is performed and the holder has a valid:\n(a) multi-pilot helicopter (MPH) type rating or\n(b) single-pilot helicopter (SPH) type rating, in multi-pilot operations or\n(c) single-pilot helicopter (SPH) type rating, in single-pilot operations,\ncredit is valid towards the IR part of a proficiency check for single-pilot helicopter (SPH) rating, provided that within the preceding 12 months at least three IFR departures and approaches exercising PBN privileges, including one RNP APCH approach (which may be a Point in Space (PinS) approach), have been performed on an SP type of helicopter in SP operations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1747 of 15 October 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards requirements for certain flight crew licences and certificates, rules on training organisations and competent authorities (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 1 Appendix 8 point B substituted (30.10.2025) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/878), regs. 1(3), 7(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Provided that within the preceding 12 months the applicants have flown at least three IFR departures and approaches exercising PBN privileges, including at least one RNP APCH approach on an SP class or type of aeroplane in SP operations, or, for multi-engine, other than HP complex aeroplanes, the applicants have passed Section 6 of the skill test for SP, other than HP complex aeroplanes flown solely by reference to instruments in SP operations."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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