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This Subpart prescribes the rules governing the use of flight crew.
(a) A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that every person assigned as a flight crew member on an air operation conducted under the authority of the certificate—
(1) holds a current pilot licence and rating appropriate to the category of aircraft and to the tasks assigned; and
(2) holds a current class 1 medical certificate appropriate to the task assigned; and
(3) meets all the experience, training, and competency requirements for the task assigned; and
(4) meets all route and aerodrome qualification requirements for the intended operation.
(b) For each period of an air operation conducted under the authority of the certificate a holder of an air operator certificate must designate, —
(1) a pilot-in-command; and
(2) a second-in-command when two or more pilots are assigned for the operation; and
(3) any other flight crew member that may be required for the type of operation to be performed.
(a) A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that before designating a pilot to act as a pilot-in-command of an aircraft on an air operation conducted under the authority of the certificate, the pilot has completed the following consolidation of operating experience on the make and basic model of aircraft type:
(1) for a single engine aircraft, 5 hours flight time and 5 take-offs and landings:
(2) for a multi-engine aircraft, 10 hours flight time and 10 take-offs and landings:
(3) for a turbojet or turbofan aeroplane, 15 hours flight time and 10 take-offs and landings:
(4) for single pilot air operations under IFR or VFR at night, —
(i) 40 hours flight time on the aircraft type; or
(ii) for subsequent aircraft types of the same category, other than the initial aircraft type flown single pilot on air operations under IFR, or flown single pilot on air operations under VFR at night, the applicable flight time required by paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3).
(b) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), after the pilot has completed aircraft type rating training, initial training required under rule 135.557 or transition training required under rule 135.559, and the competency check required under rule 135.607, the consolidation of operating experience required by paragraph (a) must be acquired as follows:
(1) in flight during air operations performed; and
(2) for an aircraft not previously used to perform an air operation under the authority of the holder’s air operator certificate, operating experience acquired in the aircraft type during proving flights or ferry flights may be used to meet this requirement; and
(3) while performing the duties of a pilot-in-command under the supervision of a designated pilot-in-command who must —
(i) be authorised in writing by the certificate holder to supervise a pilot undergoing consolidation of operating experience on the aircraft type; and
(ii) occupy a flight crew member seat while supervising; and
(4) for paragraph (a)(4)(i), the 40 hours flight time must include —
(i) for air operations under IFR, a minimum of 10 hours flight time on air operations conducted under IFR; or
(ii) for air operations under VFR at night, a minimum of 10 take-offs and landings at night; and
(5) the consolidation of operating experience required by paragraph (a) must be completed within 180 days from the successful completion of the competency check; and
(6) if the pilot fails to complete the applicable consolidation of operating experience on or before the 180th day as required in paragraph (5), the pilot must complete a competency check before recommencing the required consolidation of operating experience.
(c) For the purpose of the pilot acquiring the operating experience required under paragraph (a) —
(1) the flight time and take-off and landing experience required in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) may be accrued in a flight simulator approved by the Director for the purpose; and
(2) if the time required by paragraph (a) is conducted in a single-pilot aircraft, the flight time must be entered as pilot-in-command under supervision in the pilot’s logbook and certified by the designated pilot-in-command who supervised the pilot performing the consolidation of operating experience.
(d) Paragraph (b)(1) does not apply if the aircraft is certificated for 2 or less passenger seats.
A holder of an air operator certificate must not designate a person as pilot-in-command of an aircraft performing an air operation under IFR under the authority of the certificate, unless the person—
(1) has at least 750 hours of flight time as a pilot, including 150 hours of cross-country flight time which must include at least 50 hours cross-country flight time conducted under an IFR flight plan; and
(2) 50 hours of actual or simulated instrument time of which 25 hours may be in a flight simulator approved for this purpose; and
(3) for night operations, 25 hours of night flight time.
(a) A holder of an air operator certificate must not operate an aircraft on an air operation under IFR under the authority of the certificate with one pilot unless—
(1) the flight manual for the aircraft permits the aircraft to be operated by one pilot under IFR; and
(2) the aircraft is equipped with an operative autopilot or stabilisation system capable of operating the aircraft controls to maintain flight and manoeuvre the aircraft about the roll and pitch axes with an automatic heading and altitude hold; and
(3) the aircraft is fitted with a headset that includes a boom microphone and facility for control column transmit-receive switching at the pilot-in-command station; and
(4) the pilot-in-command has met the other applicable requirements of this Part.
(b) A holder of an air operator certificate must not operate an aircraft on an air operation with 2 pilots unless the functions of each pilot relating to the operation and safety of the air operation are assigned in writing by the certificate holder, and the aircraft is equipped with —
(1) two pilot stations that allow either pilot to have an unobstructed view of every primary flight and engine instrument and control display; and
(2) a crew-member intercom system; and
(3) either —
(i) fully functioning dual controls; or
(ii) pitch, roll, yaw, and engine power controls that can be operated at either pilot station.
