# 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.345 FI(B) – Assessment of competence

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

(a)Applicants for the issue of an FI(B) certificate shall pass an assessment of competence on a balloon to demonstrate to an examiner qualified in accordance with point BFCL.415(c) the ability to instruct a student pilot to the level required for the issue of a BPL.
(b)The assessment shall include:
(1)the demonstration of the competencies described in point BFCL.325 during pre-flight, post-flight and theoretical knowledge instruction;
(2)oral theoretical examinations on the ground, pre-flight and post-flight briefings, and in-flight demonstrations in the appropriate balloon class;
(3)exercises adequate to evaluate the instructor’s competencies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/395/annex/III/division/subpart+fi/section/2/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-III/division-subpart+fi/section-2/division-5
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