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title: "IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
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# IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965)

IR Implementing rule

## IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment

(a) The IAM operator shall ensure that no person, other than the pilot assigned to a flight, is admitted to, or carried in, the flight crew compartment unless that person is:

(1) an [operating crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/operating-crew-member);

(2) a representative of the competent authority or inspecting authority, if this is required for the performance of their official duties; or

(3) permitted by and carried in accordance with the operator’s OM.

(b) The pilot-in-command shall ensure that:

(1) admission to the flight crew compartment does not cause distraction or interference with the conduct of the flight; and

(2) all persons carried in the flight crew compartment are made familiar with the relevant safety procedures.

(c) The pilot-in-command shall make the final decision regarding admission to the flight crew compartment in the VCA.

IR · IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 Admission to the flight crew compartment

ADMISSION/CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS TO/IN THE FLIGHT CREW COMPARTMENT

When a VCA is used in a single-pilot operation and has more than one pilot station, passengers may be carried in the unoccupied pilot seat(s), provided that the commander is satisfied that:

(a) this will not cause distraction or interference with the operation of the flight; and

(b) the passenger(s) that occupies (occupy) the pilot seat(s) is (are) familiar with the relevant restrictions and safety procedures.

AMC · AMC1 IAM.GEN.MVCA.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.