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A new pilot joined an airliner. He/she has just completed his/her checks, but is flying with a captain who is commencing his/her line check. The new pilot is placed on the commander seat. On this flight, what is the role of the new pilot?

  • A
    The captain commencing the line check is the pilot-in-command for this flight.
  • B
    The new pilot is the commander because he/she is on the commander's seat.
  • C

    He/she will be a commander if the operator dedicates him/her to be.

  • D
    Both are commanders for this flight.

EASA AIR OPS
ORO.FC.105 Designation as pilot-in-command/commander

(a) In accordance with point 8.6 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, one pilot amongst the flight crew, qualified as pilot-in-command in accordance with Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, shall be designated by the operator as pilot-in-command or, for commercial air transport operations, as commander.

(b) The operator shall only designate a flight crew member to act as pilot-in-command/commander if all of the following apply:

(1) the flight crew member has the minimum level of experience specified in the operations manual;
(2) the flight crew member has adequate knowledge of the route or area to be flown and of the aerodromes, including alternate aerodromes, facilities and procedures to be used;
(3) in the case of multi-crew operations, the flight crew member has completed an operator’s command course if upgrading from co-pilot to pilot-in-command/commander.

[applicable from 30 October 2022 — Regulation (EU) 2021/2237]

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