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title: "NCO.SPEC.120 Task specialists responsibilities — Part-NCO · Avioverse"
description: "The task specialist shall be responsible for the proper execution of his/her duties."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e/nco-spec-120"
---

# NCO.SPEC.120 Task specialists responsibilities

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

IR Implementing rule

## NCO.SPEC.120 Task specialists responsibilities

(a) The [task specialist](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/task-specialist) shall be responsible for the proper execution of his/her duties. Task specialists’ duties shall be specified in the checklist.

(b) During critical phases of the flight or whenever deemed necessary by the pilot-in-command in the interest of safety, the task specialist shall be restrained at his/her assigned station, unless otherwise specified in the checklist.

(c) The task specialist shall ensure that he/she is restrained when carrying out specialised tasks with external doors opened or removed.

(d) The task specialist shall report to the pilot-in-command:

(1) any fault, failure, malfunction or defect, which he/she believes may affect the airworthiness or safe operation of the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft), including emergency systems; and

(2) any incident that was endangering, or could endanger, the safety of the operation.

IR · NCO.SPEC.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2018/394 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART E: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.