Pilot experience
134.—(1)  An AOC holder must ensure that every person assigned to flight crew member duty on a relevant aircraft as a pilot —
(a)is suitably trained and qualified as a pilot on the aircraft type to be used; and
(b)in the event the pilot-in-command becomes incapacitated, is capable of —
(i)operating the aircraft safely under the prevailing and anticipated forecast weather conditions; and
(ii)landing the aircraft at the intended destination or a suitable alternate.
(2)  Before an AOC holder assigns a person to flight crew member duty as the pilot‑in‑command of a relevant aircraft that is to be used for a single pilot operation in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules or at night, the AOC holder must ensure that the person has accumulated the following experience:
(a)for a single pilot operation flown in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules —
(i)at least 50 hours’ flight time on the class of aircraft to be flown for the operation, of which at least 10 hours are flown as pilot‑in‑command;
(ii)at least 25 hours’ flight time under IFR on such class of aircraft (which may form part of the 50 hours flight time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i)); and
(iii)in the 90 days immediately preceding the operation, the following experience in the capacity of a pilot engaged in a single pilot operation under the IFR on the class of aircraft to be flown —
(A)at least 5 IFR flights, including 3 instrument approaches carried out in the single pilot role on the class of aircraft; or
(B)an IFR instrument approach check;
(b)for a single pilot operation at night —
(i)at least 50 hours’ flight time on the class of aircraft to be flown for the operation, of which at least 10 hours are flown as pilot‑in‑command;
(ii)at least 15 hours’ flight time at night (which may form part of the 50 hours flight time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i)); and
(iii)in 90 days immediately preceding such operation, at least 3 take‑offs and 3 landings at night on the class of aircraft to be flown for the operation in the single pilot role, including one such take-off and one such landing within the 35 days immediately preceding the operation.