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Part FCL ANNEX I - Flight Crew Licencing

SUBPART J INSTRUCTORS
Reference Description
FCL.900 Instructor certificates
(a) General. A person shall only carry out:
(1) flight instruction in aircraft when he/she holds:
(i) a pilot licence issued or accepted in accordance with this Regulation;
(ii) an instructor certificate appropriate to the instruction given, issued in
accordance with this Subpart;
(2) synthetic flight instruction or MCC instruction when he/she holds an instructor
certificate appropriate to the instruction given, issued in accordance with this
Subpart.
(b) Special conditions:
(1) The CAA may issue a specific certificate granting privileges for flight instruction when
compliance with the requirements established in this Subpart is not possible in the
case of the introduction of:
(i) new aircraft in the United Kingdom or in an operator's fleet; or
(ii) new training courses in this Annex (Part-FCL).
Such a certificate shall be limited to the training flights necessary for the introduction
of the new type of aircraft or the new training course and its validity shall not, in any
case, exceed 1 year.
(2) Holders of a certificate issued in accordance with (b)(1) who wish to apply for the
issue of an instructor certificate shall comply with the prerequisites and revalidation
requirements established for that category of instructor. Notwithstanding
FCL.905.TRI(b), a TRI certificate issued in accordance with this (sub)paragraph will
include the privilege to instruct for the issue of a TRI or SFI certificate for the relevant
type.
(c) Instruction provided outside the territory of the United Kingdom.
(1) By way of derogation from point (a), in the case of flight instruction provided during a
training course approved in accordance with this Annex outside the territory for
which United Kingdom are responsible under the Chicago Convention, the CAA shall
issue an instructor certificate to applicants who:
(i) holds a pilot licence that meets all of the following criteria:
(A) it complies with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention;
(B) in any case, it is at least a CPL in the relevant aircraft category with a
relevant rating or certificate;
(ii) complies with the requirements established in this Subpart for the issue of the
relevant instructor certificate;
(iii) demonstrates to the CAA an adequate level of knowledge of United Kingdom
aviation safety rules to be able to exercise instructional privileges in
accordance with this Annex.
(2) The certificate shall be limited to providing flight instruction during a training course
approved in accordance with this Annex which meets all of the following conditions:
(i) it is provided outside the territory for which the United Kingdom are responsible
under the Chicago Convention;
(ii) it is provided to student pilots who have sufficient knowledge of the language in
which flight instruction is provided.
FCL.900 GM1 Instructor certificates
GENERAL
(a) Nine instructor categories are recognised:
(1) FI certificate: aeroplane (FI(A)), helicopter (FI(H)), airship (FI(As)), sailplane (FI(S))
and balloon (FI(B));
(2) TRI certificate: aeroplane (TRI(A)), helicopter (TRI(H)), powered-lift aircraft (TRI(PL));
(3) CRI certificate: aeroplane (CRI(A));
(4) IRI certificate: aeroplane (IRI(A)), helicopter (IRI(H)) and airship (IRI(As));
(5) SFI certificate: aeroplane (SFI(A)), helicopter (SFI(H)) and powered-lift aircraft
(SFI(PL));
(6) MCCI certificate: aeroplanes (MCCI(A)), helicopters (MCCI(H)), powered-lift
aircraft(MCCI(PL)) and airships (MCCI(As));
(7) STI certificate: aeroplane (STI(A)) and helicopter (STI(H));
(8) MI certificate: (MI);
(9) FTI certificate: (FTI).
(b) For categories (1) to (4) and for (8) and (9) the applicant needs to hold a pilot licence. For
categories (5) to (7) no licence is needed, only an instructor certificate.
(c) A person may hold more than one instructor certificate.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
(a) When new aircraft are introduced, requirements such as to hold a licence and rating
equivalent to the one for which instruction is being given, or to have adequate flight
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