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Part FCL Annex I - Flight Crew Licencing

FCL.615 IR - Theoretical knowledge and flight instruction
(a) Course. Applicants for an IR shall have received a course of theoretical knowledge and
flight instruction at an ATO. The course shall be:
(1) an integrated training course which includes training for the IR, in accordance with
Appendix 3 to this Part; or
(2) a modular course in accordance with Appendix 6 to this Part.
(b) Examination. Applicants shall demonstrate a level of theoretical knowledge appropriate to
the privileges granted in the following subjects:
- Air Law,
- Aircraft General Knowledge Instrumentation,
- Flight Planning and Monitoring,
- Human Performance,
- Meteorology,
- Radio Navigation,
- IFR Communications.
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Centrik Regulations Team note: This item was due to be amended by CIR (EU) 2019/1974 however,
the applicability date for the changes fell after the EU exit date. Therefore, the amendments did not
enter into UK Law and were not applied to this item.
FCL.615(b) AMC1 IR — Theoretical knowledge and flight instruction
SYLLABUS OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE IR FOLLOWING THE COMPETENCY-
BASED MODULAR COURSE AND EIR
(a) The syllabus for the theoretical knowledge instruction and examination for the ATPL, MPL,
CPL and IR in AMC1 FCL.310, FCL.515(b), FCL.615(b) and FCL.825(d) should be used for
the CB-IR(A) and the EIR respectively.
(b) Aspects related to threat and error management (TEM) should be included in an integrated
manner, taking into account the particular risks associated to the licence and the activity.
(c) An applicant who has completed a modular IR(A) course according to Appendix 6 Section
A and passed the IR(A) theoretical knowledge examination should be fully credited towards
the requirements of theoretical knowledge instruction and examination for a competency-
based IR(A) or EIR within the validity period of the examination. An applicant wishing to
transfer to a competency-based IR(A) or EIR course during a modular IR(A) course should
be credited towards the requirements of theoretical knowledge instruction and examination
for a competency-based IR(A) or EIR for those subjects or theory items already completed.
(d) An applicant for an IR(A) who has completed an EIR theoretical knowledge course and
passed the EIR theoretical knowledge examination according to FCL.825 should be fully
credited towards the requirements of theoretical knowledge instruction and examination for
an competency-based IR(A) according to Annex 6 Section Aa.
FCL.620 IR - Skill test
(a) Applicants for an IR shall pass a skill test in accordance with Appendix 7 to this Part to
demonstrate the ability to perform the relevant procedures and manoeuvres with a degree
of competency appropriate to the privileges granted.
(b) For a multi-engine IR, the skill test shall be taken in a multi-engine aircraft. For a single-
engine IR, the test shall be taken in a single-engine aircraft. A multi-engine centreline thrust
aeroplane shall be considered a single-engine aeroplane for the purposes of this
paragraph.
(c) Applicants who have completed a skill test for a multi-engine IR in a single-pilot multi-
engine aeroplane for which a class rating is required shall also be issued with a single-
engine IR for the single-engine aeroplane class or type ratings that they hold.
FCL.625 IR - Validity, revalidation and renewal
(a) Validity
An IR shall be valid for 1 year.
(b) Revalidation
(1) An IR shall be revalidated within the 3 months immediately preceding its expiry date
by complying with the revalidation criteria for the relevant aircraft category.
(2) If applicants choose to fulfil the revalidation requirements earlier than prescribed in
point (1), the new validity period shall commence from the date of the proficiency
check.
(3) Applicants who fail to pass the relevant section of an IR proficiency check before the
expiry date of the IR shall exercise the IR privileges only if they have passed the IR
proficiency check.
(4) Applicants for the revalidation of an IR shall receive full credits for the proficiency
check as required in this Subpart when they complete EBT practical assessment in
accordance with Appendix 10 to this Annex related to the IR at an EBT operator.
(c) Renewal If an IR has expired, in order to renew their privileges, applicants shall comply with
all of the following:
(1) in order to determine whether refresher training is necessary for the applicant to
reach the level of proficiency needed to pass the instrument element of the skill test
in accordance with Appendix 9 to this Annex, they shall undergo an assessment at
either of the following organisations:
a) an ATO;
b) an EBT operator that is specifically approved for such refresher training;
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