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Frequently asked questions

Questions related to additional qualifications – I have completed the mountain clearance course (mi) and the maximum period of 24 months to complete the training ends on 30.6.2020 does any exemption apply?

According to section (j) point (F) of the EASA Resolution dated 5.5.2020, the period of time specified in FCL.815(b) is extended during the period of application of this Resolution, provided that the regular time period ends in that period.

Questions not covered by the resolutions – What happens to those ratings, certificates not covered by the decisions issued to date?

We are aware of the concern of the sector. AESA is working and evaluating measures that allow to relax and facilitate the recovery of the activity when they can resume it, and always without affecting safety, aligned in any case with the measures proposed at European level.

What is the procedure for obtaining the ATPL license?
  • Prior to carrying out the ATPL skill test, the applicant must meet and certify the prerequisites and experience as laid down in Regulation (EU) 1178/2011 in the relevant aircraft category and hold the corresponding ATPL certificate of prior requirements and experience issued by COPAC or EASA
    The examiner with whom it intends to carry out the ATPL skill test must be expressly authorised to do so, by means of an authorisation letter issued by AESA at the request of the examiner. 
    The ATPL skill test shall be carried out under valid EASA means.
What is the deadline for taking courses of type?

Point 1 of Appendix III of Annex III (Part-66) to Regulation (EU) 1321/2014 provides that theoretical and practical training must have been initiated and completed in the three years preceding the application for the entry of the type rating, regardless of whether an LMA Part 66 licence is already held or not.

Language proficiency – How is the new expiry of language proficiency demonstrated?

Provided that it meets and proves the requirements for exemption, language proficiency shall be accompanied by a copy of the EASA Resolution of the date applicable to it in each case. 

  • EASA Resolution dated 18.3.2020 
  • EASA Resolution of 5.5.2020
Language proficiency – How long does the validity of language competence extend?

The validity of language proficiency entries in accordance with point FCL.055 of Part FCL valid on 14 March 2020 and whose ordinary period of validity expires before 31 July 2020 until the date of validity of this decision is extended.

Cabin Crew Certificate – Can I request the replacement of the tcp eu ops certificate with easa if the maximum period ends within the period of application of the state of alarm?

Safety training certificates issued in accordance with EU-OPS shall be replaced by cabin crew certificates complying with the format set out in Annex VI by 8 April 2017 at the latest. 
 
The last amendment to the Regulation does not provide for transitional measures for the exchange of licences and certificates.

Cabin Crew Certificate – Is the possibility of loss of validity of the tcp certificate being contemplated in the absence of recent experience in the confinement period (extreme case) the recent experience is not competitive

AESA Resolution of 18.3.2020 of the Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency, issuing an exemption, in accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

This depends on the recurrent trainings of the operator. ORO.CC.140 and for cabin crew medical report holders (MED.C.030)
 
In the case of regular training and cabin crew verifications, in accordance with the ORO.CC.140 requirement, the operator shall ensure that crew members complete non-in-person alternative training (on-line, CBT, by video...).

Cabin Crew Certificate – Is the exemption to apply for the tcp certificate applicable for those applicants with initial course completed and who have not yet requested it and whose maximum deadline to apply for it is met within

No. What applies here is the suspension of administrative deadlines of the third additional provision of Royal Decree 463/2020 of 14 March 2020 or, where appropriate, if it wishes to avail itself of point 3 of the EASA Resolution of 1 April 2020, of the Directorate of the State Aviation Safety Agency, by which it agrees the continuation of certain administrative procedures affected by Royal Decree 463/2020 of 14 March 2020 declaring the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19. In which you can request the issuance of the certificate with normal procedure and deadlines.

Certificate of Instructor and Examiner – How long does the validity of the instructor’s certificate apply to which the decision of 18.3.2020 applies?

Those instructors and examiners, who are eligible for the exemption, and whose certificate was in force on 14 March and valid until 31/07/2020, including, will be extended their period until 14 November 2020, once they have completed the procedures described above.