{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-III/division-subpart+fi/section-2/division-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-III/division-subpart+fi/section-2/division-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/395",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395",
  "path": "annex/III/division/subpart+fi/section/2/division/4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "BFCL.330 FI(B) – Training course",
  "text": "(a)Applicants for an FI(B) certificate shall first pass a specific pre-entry assessment at an ATO or a DTO within the 12 months preceding the start of the training course, to assess his or her ability to take the course.\n(b)The FI(B) training course shall include at least:\n(1)the elements specified in point BFCL.325;\n(2)25 hours of teaching and learning;\n(3)12 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction, including progress tests; and\n(4)three hours of flight instruction, including three take-offs and landings.\n(c)Applicants who already hold an instructor certificate in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 or with Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 shall be fully credited towards the requirement in paragraph (b)(2).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/357 of 4 March 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/395 as regards balloon pilot licences (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Annex 3 point BFCL.115(a)(2)(3) substituted (1.10.2025) for Annex 3 point BFCL.115(a)(2) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/878), regs. 1(4), 16(3)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/395/annex/III/division/subpart+fi/section/2/division/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:13.809582+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."
}