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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the issue of flight engineer licences and the privileges and limitations of those licences.
To be eligible for a flight engineer licence a person must—
(1) hold a current cadet flight engineer licence; and
(2) be at least 21 years of age; and
(3) have logged at least 100 hours total time in the performance of the duties of a flight engineer. At least 50 hours of the total time must be flight time. Up to 50 hours of the total time may be gained on flight simulators during flight engineer training courses conducted by—
(i) the manufacturer of aircraft, the type certificate of which requires the carriage of flight engineers; or
(ii) the holder of an air operator certificate issued under Part 119, where the certificate authorises the holder to conduct that training; or
(iii) the holder of an aviation training organisation certificate issued under Part 141, where the certificate authorises the holder to conduct that training; and
(4) hold a flight radiotelephone operator rating; and
(5) have passed written examinations, or their equivalents, that are acceptable to the Director and are relevant to the duties of a flight engineer, in the following subject areas:
(i) Air law: rules and regulations relevant to the holder of a flight engineer licence; rules and regulations governing the operation of civil aircraft pertinent to the duties of a flight engineer:
(ii) Theory of flight and flight operations: fundamentals of aerodynamics; effects of loading and mass distribution on aircraft handling, flight characteristics and performance; mass and balance calculations; use and practical application of performance data including procedures for cruise control; principles of maintenance, procedures for the maintenance of airworthiness, defect reporting, preflight inspections, precautionary procedures for fuelling and use of external power; installed equipment and cabin systems: normal, abnormal and emergency procedures: operational procedures for carriage of freight and dangerous goods:
(iii) Aircraft engineering: principles of powerplants, gas turbines and piston engines; characteristics of fuels, fuel systems including fuel control; lubricants and lubrication systems; afterburners and injection systems, function and operation of engine ignition and starter systems; principle of operation, handling procedures and operating limitations of aircraft powerplants; effects of atmospheric conditions on engine performance; airframes, flight controls, structures, wheel assemblies, brakes and antiskid units, corrosion and fatigue life; identification of structural damage and defects; ice and rain protection systems; pressurisation and air-conditioning systems, oxygen systems; hydraulic and pneumatic systems; electrical theory, AC and DC electric systems, aircraft wiring systems, bonding and screening; principles of operation of instruments, compasses, auto-pilots, radio communication equipment, radio and radar navigation aids, flight management systems, displays and avionics; limitations of appropriate aircraft; fire protection, detection, suppression and extinguishing systems; use and serviceability checks of equipment and systems of appropriate aircraft:
(iv) Human factors: human performance and limitations relevant to the flight engineer; and
(6) have satisfactorily completed a flight test that is acceptable to the Director by demonstrating to the holder of a flight engineer examiner rating the ability to perform competently the following procedures as are relevant to the duties of the flight engineer:
(i) normal procedures: pre-flight inspections; fuelling procedures, fuel management; inspection of maintenance documents; normal flight deck procedures during all phases of flight; crew co-ordination and procedures in case of crew incapacitation; and defect reporting:
(ii) abnormal and alternate procedures: recognition of abnormal functioning of aircraft systems; and use of abnormal and alternate procedures:
(iii) emergency procedures: recognition of emergency conditions; and use of appropriate emergency procedures; and
(7) have demonstrated during the flight test required by paragraph (6) the ability to—
(i) use aircraft systems within the aircraft's capabilities and limitations; and
(ii) exercise good judgement and airmanship; and
(iii) apply aeronautical knowledge; and
(iv) perform all the duties as part of an integrated crew in a manner such that the successful outcome is never in doubt; and
(v) communicate effectively with the other flight crew members.
A flight engineer licence authorises the holder to—
(1) exercise any of the privileges of the cadet flight engineer licence; and
(2) perform flight engineer duties in aircraft for which they hold a type rating.
(a) The holder of a flight engineer licence must not exercise the privileges of that licence in any aircraft type unless within the immediately preceding 90 days they have, while performing the duties of a flight engineer—
(1) logged not less than 10 hours total time, of which up to 5 hours may be gained on flight simulators; and
(2) completed at least two flights in the aircraft type.
(b) Where the privileges of a flight engineer licence issued under this Part have not been exercised for 5 years or more, the licence holder must pass the flight test required by rule 63.153(6) before the privileges of that licence may be exercised again.
