# 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, Division (a): The holder of a CPL(H) (helicopter) shall only act as commander in commercial air transport on a single-pilot helicopter if:

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

(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:
(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
(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;
(2)when operating under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at night, he/she has:
(i)a valid instrument rating; or
(ii)300 hours of flight time on helicopters, including 100 hours as pilot-in-command and 10 hours as pilot flying at night.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/III/division/subpart+fc/division/orofch250/division/a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-III/division-subpart+fc/division-orofch250/division-a
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