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title: "ORO.FC.135 Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat — Part-ORO · Avioverse"
description: "Flight crew members who may be assigned to operate in either pilot’s seat shall complete appropriate training and checking as specified in the operations…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-fc/oro-fc-135"
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# ORO.FC.135 Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat

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

IR Implementing rule

## ORO.FC.135 Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat

Flight crew members who may be assigned to operate in either pilot’s seat shall complete appropriate training and checking as specified in the operations manual.

IR · ORO.FC.135 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ORO.FC.135 Pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat

GENERAL

The training and checking for pilot qualification to operate in either pilot’s seat should include any safety-critical items as specified in the operations manual where the action to be taken by the pilot is different depending on which seat they occupy.

NON-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS WITH [COMPLEX MOTOR-POWERED AIRCRAFT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/complex-motor-powered-aircraft) (NCC) — AEROPLANES AND HELICOPTERS Training should be arranged so that all such items will have been covered in the preceding 3-year period.

AMC · AMC1 ORO.FC.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 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.