Saving and transitional provisions
184.—(1)  Any person who, immediately before 1 October 2018 —
(a)is assigned duty as a crew member for a flight of a relevant aircraft on or after 1 October 2018;
(b)has the training, experience and practice and passed periodical tests required under paragraph 27(2) of the Air Navigation Order (O 2) for that crew member role, as specified in Part B of the Ninth Schedule to the Air Navigation Order and the Air Operator Certificate Requirements; and
(c)satisfies the AOC holder that the person is competent to perform such duty,
is treated, on or after 1 October 2018, as being qualified and competent in accordance with regulation 131 or 168 of these Regulations, as applicable, to be assigned such crew member duty.
(2)  Any person who, immediately before 1 October 2018 —
(a)is assigned to operate the flight controls of a relevant aircraft during the take‑off or landing of a flight, on or after 1 October 2018, in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules; and
(b)has satisfied the training, experience, practice and periodical tests required under paragraph 27(2) read with paragraph 1(2)(e)(ii) of Part B of the Ninth Schedule to the Air Navigation Order,
is treated, on or after 1 October 2018, as meeting the criteria specified in regulation 131(1) to operate the flight controls during the take‑off or landing of the flight.
(3)  Any person who, immediately before 1 October 2018 —
(a)is assigned to be the pilot‑in‑command of a relevant aircraft for a flight on or after 1 October 2018; and
(b)has met the recency requirements under the Air Operator Certificate Requirements to be assigned as a pilot‑in‑command for such a flight,
is treated, on or after 1 October 2018, as meeting the criteria in regulation 131(2) to act as a pilot‑in‑command for the flight.
(4)  Any person who, immediately before 1 October 2018, has passed an assessment specified in the Air Operator Certificate Requirements that is equivalent to —
(a)an Operator Proficiency Check established under regulation 157;
(b)an Operator Line Check established under regulation 158; or
(c)a Safety and Emergency Procedures Check established under regulation 159,
that pass is treated, on or after 1 October 2018, as a pass under regulation 157(4), 158(4) or 159(3) respectively and is valid for the period specified for that pass in regulation 157, 158 or 159, as applicable.
(5)  Any person who, immediately before 1 October 2018, is qualified under the Air Operator Certificate Requirements to act as a check pilot is treated, on or after 1 October 2018, as being qualified in accordance with regulation 165(2) to perform that role.
(6)  Any person who, immediately before 1 October 2018, is qualified and approved under the Air Operator Certificate Requirements to act as a safety and emergency procedures check examiner, is treated, on or after 1 October 2018, as being qualified and approved in accordance with regulation 164 to perform that role.
(7)  Any AOC holder who, immediately before 1 October 2018, has an approval for an equipment in accordance with paragraph 12, 14 or 44 of the Air Navigation Order, is treated, on or after 1 October 2018 as if granted a corresponding approval under regulation 82, 84 or 85, respectively.