# 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.360 FI(B) certificate – Recency requirements

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

(a)An FI(B) certificate holder shall only exercise the privileges of his or her certificate if he or she has completed:
(1)within the last three years before the planned exercise of those privileges:
(i)instructor refresher training at an ATO, a DTO, or the CAA during which the holder shall receive theoretical knowledge instruction for refreshing and updating the knowledge relevant for balloon instructors;
(ii)at least 6 hours of flight instruction in balloons as FI(B); and
(2)within the last nine years and in accordance with the procedures established for that purpose by the CAA, one instruction flight on a balloon as FI(B) under the supervision and to the satisfaction of an FI(B) who is qualified in accordance with point BFCL.315(a)(4) and nominated by the head of training of an ATO or a DTO.
(b)The hours flown as an FE(B) during skill tests, proficiency checks or assessments of competence shall be fully credited towards the requirement in paragraph (a)(1)(ii).
(c)If an FI(B) certificate holder has failed to complete the instruction flight under supervision to the satisfaction of the FI(B) in accordance with paragraph (a)(2), he or she shall not exercise the privileges of the FI(B) certificate until he or she has successfully completed an assessment of competence in accordance with point BFCL.345.
(d)To resume the exercise of the privileges of the FI(B) certificate, an FI(B) certificate holder who does not comply with all the requirements of paragraph (a) shall comply with the requirement of paragraph (a)(1)(i) and of point BFCL.345.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/395/annex/III/division/subpart+fi/section/2/division/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-395/annex-III/division-subpart+fi/section-2/division-6
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