# 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 FCL.915.SFI: SFI — Prerequisites

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

An applicant for an SFI certificate shall:
(a)hold or have held a CPL, MPL or ATPL in the appropriate aircraft category;
(b)have completed the proficiency check for the issue of the specific aircraft type rating in an FFS representing the applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and
(c)additionally, for an SFI(A) for multi-pilot aeroplanes or SFI(PL), have:
(1)at least 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes or powered-lift, as applicable;
(2)completed, as a pilot or as an observer, within the 12 months preceding the application, at least:
(i)3 route sectors on the flight deck of the applicable aircraft type; or
(ii)2 line-orientated flight training-based simulator sessions conducted by qualified flight crew on the flight deck of the applicable type. These simulator sessions shall include 2 flights of at least 2 hours each between 2 different aerodromes, and the associated pre-flight planning and de-briefing;
(d)additionally, for an SFI(A) for single-pilot high performance complex aeroplanes:
(1)have completed at least 500 hours of flight time as PIC on single-pilot aeroplanes;
(2)hold or have held a multi-engine IR(A) rating; and
(3)have met the requirements in (c)(2);
(e)additionally, for an SFI(H), have:
(1)completed, as a pilot or as an observer, at least 1 hour of flight time on the flight deck of the applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and
(2)in the case of multi-pilot helicopters at least 1000 hours of flying experience as a helicopter pilot including at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any aircraft category;
(3)in the case of single-pilot multi-engine helicopters, completed 500 hours as pilot of helicopters, including 100 hours as PIC on single-pilot multi-engine helicopters;
(4)in the case of single-pilot single-engine helicopters, completed 250 hours as a pilot on helicopters.
(5)in the case of single-pilot helicopters in multi-pilot operations completed at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any aircraft category.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1178/annex/I/division/SUBPART+J/section/7/division/FCL.915.SFI (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1178/annex-I/division-SUBPART+J/section-7/division-FCL.915.SFI
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