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title: "ORO.FC.100 Composition of flight crew — Part-ORO · Avioverse"
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# ORO.FC.100 Composition of flight crew

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

IR Implementing rule

## ORO.FC.100 Composition of flight crew

(a) The composition of the flight crew and the number of flight crew members at designated crew stations shall be not less than the minimum specified in the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) flight manual or operating limitations prescribed for the aircraft.

(b) The flight crew shall include additional flight crew members when required by the type of operation and shall not be reduced below the number specified in the operations manual.

(c) All flight crew members shall hold a licence and ratings issued or accepted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 and appropriate to the duties assigned to them.

(d) The [flight crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-crew-member) may be relieved in flight of his or her duties at the controls by another suitably qualified flight crew member.

(e) When engaging the services of flight crew members who are working on a freelance or part-time basis, the operator shall verify that all applicable requirements of this Subpart and the relevant elements of Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, including the requirements on recent experience, are complied with, taking into account all services rendered by the flight crew member to other operator(s) to determine in particular:

(1) the total number of aircraft types or variants operated; and

(2) the applicable flight and [duty](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/duty) time limitations and rest requirements.

(f) Specific requirements for [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) operations

If the helicopter is operated with a crew of two pilots, each pilot shall either:

(1) hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of a multi-crew cooperation (MCC) course in helicopters in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011; or

(2) have at least 500 hours of [flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) as a pilot in multi-pilot operations.

IR · ORO.FC.100 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ORO.FC.100(c) Composition of flight crew

LICENCE AND RATINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1178/2011

When determining the composition of the crew, and monitoring whether the flight crew holds the appropriate licence and ratings, the operator needs to take into account any limitations prescribed in Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 applicable to the flight crew members such as, but not limited to, recent experience, privileges for single-pilot and/or multi-pilot operations in single-pilot [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft), and operational multi-pilot limitation.

GM · GM1 ORO.FC.100(c) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/002/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART FC: FLIGHT CREW](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-fc)

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.