According to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of October 2012, Annex III related to Organisation Requirements [PART-ORO], Subpart FC - Flight Crew, “ORO.FC.205 - Command course”, is prescribed that:

(a) For aeroplane and helicopter operations, the command course shall include at least the following elements:

(1) training in an FSTD, which includes line oriented flight training (LOFT) and/or flight training;

(2) the Operator proficiency check, operating as Commander;

(3) Command responsibilities training;

(4) line training as Commander under supervision, for a minimum of:

(i) 10 flight sectors, in the case of aeroplanes; and

(ii) 10 hours, including at least 10 flight sectors, in the case of helicopters;

(5) completion of a line check as Commander and demonstration of adequate knowledge of the route or area to be flown and of the aerodromes, including alternate aerodromes, facilities and procedures to be used; and

(6) crew resource management training.