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title: "ORO.FC.215 Initial operator’s crew resource management (CRM) training — Part-ORO · Avioverse"
description: "The flight crew member shall have completed an initial CRM training course before commencing unsupervised line flying."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-oro/subpart-fc/oro-fc-215"
---

# ORO.FC.215 Initial operator’s crew resource management (CRM) training

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

IR Implementing rule

## ORO.FC.215 Initial operator’s crew resource management (CRM) training

(a) The [flight crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-crew-member) shall have completed an initial CRM training course before commencing unsupervised line flying.

(b) Initial CRM training shall be conducted by at least one suitably qualified CRM trainer who may be assisted by experts in order to address specific areas.

(c) If the flight crew member has not previously received theoretical training in human factors to the ATPL level, he/she shall complete, before or combined with the initial CRM training, a theoretical course provided by the operator and based on the human performance and limitations syllabus for the ATPL as established in Annex I (Part-FCL) to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

IR · ORO.FC.215 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ORO.FC.215 Initial operator’s crew resource management (CRM) training

TRAINING ELEMENTS AND TRAINER QUALIFICATION

Initial operator’s CRM training should:

(a) cover the applicable provisions of AMC1 ORO.FC.115, including the training elements as specified in Table 1 thereof; and

(b) be conducted by a flight crew CRM trainer who is qualified as specified in AMC2 ORO.FC.146.

AMC · AMC1 ORO.FC.215 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/014/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.