25Flight crew proficiencies

25 Flight crew proficiencies

25.1 Subject to this clause, an RNP AR operations may only be commenced if each member of the flight crew has the knowledge and training provided for in ICAO Doc 9613, Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Manual, Volume II, Part C, Chapter 6, Implementing RNP AR APCH.

25.2An RNP AR operation may only be conducted if each member of the flight crew has the proficiencies set out in this clause.

25.3 Each member of the flight crew must have sufficient ground training and flight training (whether in actual or simulated flight) in normal and abnormal operations to achieve operational competency.

25.4RNP AR training proficiencies may only be acquired from successful completion of the knowledge and training elements of the operator’s training course.

25.5The required RNP AR training proficiencies to be acquired from the operator’s training course are set out in Table 24-1 in Attachment 1 (Table 24-1).

25.6Subject to subclause 25.8, each member of the flight crew must successfully complete each item of training proficiency listed in Table 24-1.

25.7Each item of training proficiency listed in Table 24-1 must be delivered in accordance with each delivery method specified for the item.

Note A Delivery Method Legend in Table 24-1 explains the meaning of the symbols used in each item.

25.8For the flight crew training for RNP AR operations approved by CASA, CASA may permit previous relevant RNP APCH-LNAV operational experience, including operational experience in FMC-based RNAV procedures, to exempt a pilot from some or all of an item specified in Table 24-1.

Note See paragraph 3 (c) of this Appendix for CASA approval of training. Exemption from an item of training because of prior learning is specifically noted in writing by CASA in approving an operator’s training course.

25.9If the flight crew training approved by CASA is for RNP AR APCH operations only, or for combined RNP AR APCH and RNP AR APCH DEP operations only, CASA may permit the pilot to be exempted from some or all of an item specified in Table 24-1 that is not relevant to the training.

Note See paragraph 3 (c) of this Appendix for CASA approval of training. Exemption from an item of training because of the exclusive nature of the operations is specifically noted in writing by CASA in approving an operator’s training course.