8BRecent experience requirements — aeroplanes

8B Recent experience requirements — aeroplanes

8B.1 Each certificate authorising regular public transport operations in aeroplanes certified for multi-crew operations is subject to the condition that the AOC holder must ensure that the requirements of this subsection are met, subject to the written approval of CASA.

8B.2 Subject to paragraph 8B.8, the holder of an air transport pilot licence with an aeroplane category rating must not act as pilot in command of an aeroplane in regular public transport operations or relieve the pilot in command under Part 48 of the Civil Aviation Orders unless the holder has satisfactorily completed, in that type of aeroplane or an aircraft simulator for that type of aeroplane, within the preceding 15 months, the proficiency check mentioned in Appendix 8B.

8B.3 Where the holder of an air transport pilot licence with an aeroplane category rating has not flown a type of aeroplane within the preceding 90 days, the holder must not act as pilot in command of that type of aeroplane in regular public transport operations or relieve the pilot in command under Part 48 of the Civil Aviation Orders until the holder has completed a flight check in that type of aeroplane to the satisfaction of CASA or a check pilot.

8B.4 Where the holder of an air transport pilot licence with an aeroplane category rating has not flown a type of aeroplane, including completion of 1 take-off and 1 landing in that type of aeroplane, within the preceding 45 days, the holder must not act as pilot in command of that type of aeroplane in regular public transport operations until the holder has completed in that type of aeroplane or an aircraft simulator for that type of aeroplane:

(a) 2 take-offs and 2 landings; or

(b) 1 hour flight time including 1 take-off and 1 landing.

8B.5 Subject to paragraph 8B.8, the holder of an air transport pilot licence with an aeroplane category rating must not act as pilot in command of an aeroplane in regular public transport operations at night or relieve the pilot in command at night under Part 48 of the Civil Aviation Orders unless the holder has complied with the provision of paragraphs 8B.3 and 8B.4 and has:

(a) within the preceding 15 months satisfactorily completed the night flight section of the proficiency check mentioned in paragraph 5 of Appendix 8B; and

(b) within the preceding 90 days completed 1 take-off and landing at night.

8B.6 The holder of an air transport pilot licence with an aeroplane category rating must not act as co-pilot in an aeroplane engaged in regular public transport operations unless:

(a) within the preceding 45 days, the holder has flown as a pilot crew member in that type of aeroplane; or

(b) within the preceding 45 days, the holder has undertaken the operator’s approved simulator refresher course in an aircraft simulator for that type of aircraft, being a course of not less than 1 hour’s duration; or

(c) the other control seat is occupied by a check pilot or a pilot appointed by the operator of the aeroplane to exercise supervision for the purposes of this paragraph.

8B.7 Subject to paragraph 8B.8, the holder of an air transport pilot licence with an aeroplane category rating must not act as co-pilot of an aircraft engaged in regular public transport operations unless the holder has successfully completed within the preceding 15 months a proficiency check, in that type of aeroplane or an aircraft simulator for that type of aeroplane, as set out in Appendix 8B.

8B.8 The holder is taken to meet the requirements of paragraphs 8B.2, 8B.5 and 8B.7 if the holder is successfully participating in an operator’s approved training and checking system that covers an aircraft of that type.