Cabin crew recency
141.—(1)  Where a person has not been assigned to any cabin crew member duty on a large aeroplane for a period exceeding 60 days but not exceeding 6 months, the AOC holder must ensure that, before that person is assigned to any cabin crew duty on a large aeroplane, the person —
(a)completes a recurrent training on the aeroplane type; and
(b)passes a written test.
(2)  Where a person has not been assigned any cabin crew member duty on a large aeroplane for a period exceeding 6 months but not exceeding 12 months, the AOC holder must ensure that, before that person is assigned to any cabin crew duty on a large aeroplane, the person —
(a)completes recurrent training on the aircraft type, including crew‑in‑charge recurrent training programme if the person had been and is to be designated as a crew‑in‑charge;
(b)sits for and passes all recurrent and appropriate aircraft type tests; and
(c)acquires the minimum operating experience specified in regulation 162.
(3)  Where a person has not been assigned any cabin crew member duty on a large aeroplane for a period exceeding 12 months, the AOC holder must ensure that, before that person is assigned to any cabin crew member duty on a large aeroplane, the person —
(a)completes the full introduction and aircraft type rating training, including crew‑in‑charge recurrent training programme if the person had been and is to be designated as a crew‑in‑charge;
(b)sits for and passes all appropriate tests; and
(c)acquires the minimum operating experience specified in regulation 162.
(4)  An AOC holder must not assign a person to cabin crew member duties for a flight of any large aeroplane unless the person has, in the 90 days immediately preceding the flight, acted as a cabin crew member for a flight of a large aeroplane of the same type as the aeroplane to be used for the flight.
(5)  Despite paragraph (4), where a person is authorised in accordance with regulation 140(1) to be assigned cabin crew member duty on 3 types of large aeroplanes, the AOC holder must not assign that person to cabin crew member duties for a flight of any of those 3 types of large aeroplanes unless the person meets either of the following criteria:
(a)the person has, in the 60 days immediately preceding the flight, acted as a cabin crew member for a flight of a large aeroplane of the same type as the aeroplane to be used for the flight;
(b)the person has —
(i)in the 90 days immediately preceding the flight, acted as a cabin crew member for a flight of a large aeroplane on the same type as the aeroplane to be used for the flight; and
(ii)in the 60 days immediately preceding the flight, acted as a cabin crew member for a flight of a large aeroplane —
(A)which has features similar to the type of the aeroplane concerned; and
(B)which is built by the same manufacturer.
(6)  For a person who does not meet the criteria in paragraph (4) or (5) to be assigned cabin crew member duty, the AOC holder must ensure that the person successfully completes the aircraft type test for a cabin crew member before the person is assigned cabin crew member duties on a large aeroplane of any type.