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Part FCL ANNEX I - Flight Crew Licencing

FCL.935.TRI TRI - Assessment of competence
(a) The assessment of competence for a TRI for MPA and PL shall be conducted in an FFS. If
no FFS is available or accessible, an aircraft shall be used.
(b) The assessment of competence for a TRI for single-pilot high-performance complex
aeroplanes and helicopters shall be conducted in any of the following:
(1) an available and accessible FFS;
(2) if no FFS is available or accessible, in a combination of FSTD(s) and an aircraft;
(3) if no FSTD is available or accessible, in an aircraft.
FCL.940 Validity of instructor certificates
With the exception of the MI, and without prejudice to points FCL.900 (b)(1) and FCL.915 (e)(2),
instructor certificates shall be valid for a period of 3 years.
FCL.940.CRI CRI - Revalidation and renewal
(a) To revalidate a CRI certificate, applicants shall fulfil, within the validity period of the CRI
certificate, at least two out of the following three requirements:
(1) conduct at least 10 hours of flight instruction as a CRI. If applicants have CRI
privileges on both single-engine and multi-engine aeroplanes, those hours of flight
instruction shall be equally divided between single-engine and multi-engine
aeroplanes;
(2) complete a refresher training as a CRI at an ATO or at a competent authority;
(3) pass the assessment of competence in accordance with point FCL.935 for multi-
engine or single-engine aeroplanes, as relevant.
(b) For at least each alternate revalidation of a CRI certificate, holders shall have complied
with the requirement in point (a)(3).
(c) Renewal
If the CRI certificate has expired, it shall be renewed if the applicants in the period of 12
months before the application for the renewal:
(1) have completed a refresher training as a CRI at an ATO or at a competent authority;
(2) have completed the assessment of competence as required by point FCL.935.
FCL.940.CRI AMC1 CRI - Revalidation and renewal
(a) Paragraph (c)(1) of FCL.940.CRI determine that an applicant for renewal of a CRI
certificate shall complete refresher training as a CRI at an ATO or competent authority.
Paragraph (2) also establishes that an applicant for revalidation of the CRI certificate that
has not completed a minimum amount of instruction hours (established in paragraph (1))
during the validity period of the certificate shall undertake refresher training at an ATO or
competent authority for the revalidation of the certificate. The amount of refresher training
needed should be determined on a case by case basis by the ATO or competent authority,
taking into account the following factors:
(1) the experience of the applicant;
(2) whether the training is for revalidation or renewal;
(3) the amount of time elapsed since the last time the applicant has conducted training,
in the case of revalidation, or since the certificate has lapsed, in the case of renewal.
The amount of training needed to reach the desired level of competence should
increase with the time elapsed.
(b) Once the ATO or competent authority has determined the needs of the applicant, it should
develop an individual training programme that should be based on the CRI training course
and focus on the aspects where the applicant has shown the greatest needs.
(c) After successful completion of the refresher training, as applicable, the ATO or competent
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