Flight crew recency
133.—(1)  An AOC holder must not assign any person to flight crew member duty as a pilot operating the flight controls of a large aeroplane during take‑off and landing unless the person has, in the 90 days immediately preceding the flight —
(a)operated the flight controls during at least 3 take‑offs and 3 landings of a large aeroplane of the same aeroplane type or variant as the aeroplane to be used for the flight, or in an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of that aeroplane type or variant; and
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(b)if the aeroplane is to be flown in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules, flown a minimum of 3 instrument approaches, or otherwise demonstrated competence through a flight check with a check pilot.
(2)  An AOC holder must not assign a person to flight crew member duty as a pilot‑in‑command of a large aeroplane unless the person has, in the 35 days immediately preceding the flight, carried out at least one take‑off and one landing using a large aeroplane of the same aeroplane type or variant to be used for the flight, or an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of that aeroplane type or variant.
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(3)  An AOC holder must not assign a person to flight crew member duty as a cruise relief pilot of a large aeroplane unless the person has, in the 90 days immediately preceding the flight —
(a)operated as a pilot-in-command, co-pilot or cruise relief pilot of an aeroplane of the same aeroplane type to be used for the flight; or
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(b)completed the following training and practice:
(i)flying skill refresher training in an aeroplane of the same aeroplane type to be used for the flight, or in an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of that aeroplane type, that includes training in the procedures for normal, abnormal and emergency situations specific to cruise flight of that aeroplane type;
(ii)if the approach and landing procedure for an aeroplane of the aeroplane type to be used for the flight may be performed by a pilot that is not flying the aeroplane, practice in the approach and landing procedures.
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(4)  An AOC holder must not assign a person to flight crew member duty as a flight engineer of a large aeroplane unless the person has, in the 90 days immediately preceding the flight, acted as a flight engineer for at least one sector in a large aeroplane of the same aeroplane type to be used for the flight, or in a flight simulation training device that is representative of that aeroplane type.
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