{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-III/division-subpart+fc/division-orofch250/division-a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-III/division-subpart+fc/division-orofch250/division-a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/965",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965",
  "path": "annex/III/division/subpart+fc/division/orofch250/division/a",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(a)",
  "heading": "The holder of a CPL(H) (helicopter) shall only act as commander in commercial air transport on a single-pilot helicopter if:",
  "text": "(1)when operating under IFR, they have completed a minimum of 700 hours total flight time on helicopters, which must include, 300 hours as a pilot-in-command and 100 hours under IFR of the total flight time on helicopters. Except that:\n(i)up to 50 hours instrument time performed on an FFS(H) level B or FTD level 3 qualification or higher qualified for instrument training may be credited towards the 100 hours requirement; and\n(ii)hours operating as co-pilot within an established multi-crew system prescribed in the operations manual may be substituted on the basis of 2 hours flight time as co-pilot for 1 hour flight time as pilot-in-command for the 300 hours requirement;\n(2)when operating under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at night, he/she has:\n(i)a valid instrument rating; or\n(ii)300 hours of flight time on helicopters, including 100 hours as pilot-in-command and 10 hours as pilot flying at night.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex 3 point ORO.FC.H.250(a)(1) substituted (30.10.2025) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1290), regs. 1(3), 6(15)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/III/division/subpart+fc/division/orofch250/division/a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:05.762953+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}