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Part ORO - ANNEX III - Organisational Requirement for Air Operations


                                      qualification records. These records include detailed examination records.
             ORO.MLR.115(d) GM1      Record-keeping
                                      TRAINING, CHECKING AND QUALIFICATION RECORDS
                                      Training, checking and qualification records include records of all training, checking and qualifications
                                      of each crew member, as prescribed in Part-ORO.

                                                  SUBPART SEC SECURITY
                     Reference       Description
             ORO.SEC.100             Flight crew compartment security — aeroplanes
                                          (a)  In an aeroplane which is equipped with a secure flight crew compartment door, that door
                                              shall be capable of being locked, and means shall be provided by which the cabin crew
                                              can notify the flight crew in the event of suspicious activity or security breaches in the
                                              cabin.
                                          (b)  All passenger-carrying aeroplanes that are engaged in the commercial transportation of
                                              passengers shall be equipped with an approved secure flight crew compartment door that
                                              is capable of being locked and unlocked from either pilot's station and designed to meet
                                              the applicable airworthiness requirements, where such airplanes fall within any of the
                                              following categories:
                                              (1) aeroplanes with an MCTOM that exceeds 54 500 kg;
                                              (2) aeroplanes with an MCTOM that exceeds 45 500 kg and have an MOPSC of more
                                                  than 19; or
                                              (3) aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 60.
                                          (c)  In all aeroplanes which are equipped with a secure flight crew compartment door in
                                              accordance with point (b):
                                              (1) that door shall be closed prior to engine start for take-off and shall be locked when
                                                  required so by security procedures or by the pilot-in-command until engine
                                                  shutdown after landing, except when deemed to be necessary for authorised
                                                  persons to access or egress in compliance with national civil aviation security
                                                  programmes;
                                              (2) means shall be provided for monitoring from either pilot's station the entire door
                                                  area outside the flight crew compartment to identify persons that request to enter
                                                  and to detect suspicious behaviour or potential threat.
             ORO.SEC.105             Flight crew compartment security — helicopters
                                      If installed, the flight crew compartment door on a helicopter operated for the purpose of carrying
                                      passengers shall be capable of being locked from within the flight crew compartment in order to
                                      prevent unauthorised access.

                                                  SUBPART FC FLIGHT CREW
                     Reference       Description
             ORO.FC.005              Scope
                                      This Subpart establishes requirements to be met by the operator related to flight crew training,
                                      experience and qualification and comprises:
                                          (a) SECTION 1 specifying common requirements applicable to both non-commercial
                                              operations of complex motor-powered aircraft and any commercial operation;
                                          (b) SECTION 2 specifying additional requirements applicable to commercial air transport
                                              operations, with the exception of commercial air transport operations of passengers
                                              conducted under VFR by day, starting and ending at the same aerodrome or operating
                                              site and within a local area specified by the CAA, with:
                                              (1)  single-engined propeller-driven aeroplanes having an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less
                                                 and an MOPSC of 5 or less; or
                                              (2)  other-than-complex motor-powered helicopters, single-engined, with an MOPSC of
                                                 5 or less.
                                          (c) SECTION 3 specifying additional requirements for commercial specialised operations and
                                              for those referred to in b(1) and (2).
             ORO.FC.100              Composition of flight crew
                                          (a) The composition of the flight crew and the number of flight crew members at designated
                                              crew stations shall be not less than the minimum specified in the aircraft flight manual or
                                              operating limitations prescribed for the aircraft.
                                          (b) The flight crew shall include additional flight crew members when required by the type of
                                              operation and shall not be reduced below the number specified in the operations manual.
                                          (c) All flight crew members shall hold a licence and ratings issued or accepted in accordance
                                              with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 and appropriate to the duties assigned to
                                              them.
                                          (d) The flight crew member may be relieved in flight of his/her duties at the controls by
                                              another suitably qualified flight crew member.
                                          (e) When engaging the services of flight crew members who are working on a freelance or
                                              part- time basis, the operator shall verify that all applicable requirements of this Subpart
                                              and the relevant elements of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011,
                                              including the requirements on recent experience, are complied with, taking into account all
                                              services rendered by the flight crew member to other operator(s) to determine in
                                              particular:
                                              (1)  the total number of aircraft types or variants operated; and
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