# Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/395 of 13 March 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of balloons as well as for the flight crew licensing for balloons pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division: BFCL.415 FE(B) certificate – Privileges and conditions

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

Subject to compliance of the applicant with point BFCL.420 and with the following conditions, an FE(B) certificate shall be issued upon application with privileges to conduct:
(a)skill tests and proficiency checks for the BPL and skill tests for the extension of the privileges to another balloon class, provided that the applicant:
(1)has completed 500 hours of flight time as PIC on balloons, including 50 hours of flight instruction covering the full syllabus of a BPL training course; and
(2)for the extension of privileges to another class, has completed 25 flights and 50 hours of flight time as PIC on that class of balloon;
(b)skill tests and proficiency checks for the commercial non-passenger operation rating specified in point BFCL.215, provided that the applicant has:
(1)completed at least 500 hours of flight time as PIC of balloons, of which:
(i)at least 100 hours must be as PIC of commercial non-passenger ballooning or commercial passenger ballooning operations; and
(ii)at least 50 hours must be as PIC of commercial non-passenger ballooning or commercial passenger ballooning operations in the relevant, or larger, hot-air size group concerned; and
(2)received training tailored to the examiner privileges during an examiner standardisation course in accordance with point BFCL.430;
(ba)skill tests and proficiency checks for the commercial passenger operation rating specified in point BFCL.220 provided that the applicant has:
(1)completed at least 500 hours of flight time as PIC of balloons, of which:
(i)at least 200 hours must be as PIC of commercial passenger ballooning operations; and
(ii)at least 100 hours must be as PIC of commercial passenger ballooning operations on the group concerned (or on the group concerned and on larger groups combined); and
(2)received specific training during an examiner standardisation course in accordance with point BFCL.430;
(c)assessments of competence for the issue of an FI(B) certificate, provided that the applicant has:
(1)completed 500 hours of flight time as PIC on balloons, including 5 hours of instruction to an applicant for the FI(B) certificate;
(2)received specific training during an examiner standardisation course in accordance with point BFCL.430.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/395/annex/III/division/subpart+fe/section/2/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-III/division-subpart+fe/section-2/division-1
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