# 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), Division (b): Multi-pilot aeroplanes

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Applicants for the issue of the first type rating for a multi-pilot aeroplane shall be student pilots currently undergoing training on an MPL training course or shall, before starting the type rating training course, comply with the following requirements:
(1)have at least 70 hours of flight experience as PIC in aeroplanes;
(2)hold or have held a multi-engine IR(A);
(3)have passed the ATPL(A) theoretical knowledge examinations in accordance with this Annex (Part-FCL);
(4)except when the type rating course is combined with an MCC course:
(i)hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of an MCC course in aeroplanes; or
(ii)hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of MCC in helicopters and have more than 100 hours of flight experience as pilots of multi-pilot helicopters; or
(iii)have at least 500 hours as pilots of multi-pilot helicopters; or
(iv)have at least 500 hours as pilots in multi-pilot operations on single-pilot multi-engine aeroplanes, in commercial air transport in accordance with the applicable air operations requirements; and
(5)have completed the training course specified in point FCL.745.A unless they comply with any of the following:
(i)they completed, within the preceding 3 years, the training and checking in accordance with points ORO.FC.220 and ORO.FC.230 of Annex III (Part-ORO) to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;
(ii)they have completed the training specified in point FCL.915(e)(1)(ii).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1178/annex/I/division/SUBPART+H/section/2/division/FCL.720.A/division/b (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-I/division-SUBPART+H/section-2/division-FCL.720.A/division-b
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