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title: "SPO.GEN.106 Task specialists responsibilities — Part-SPO · 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-spo/subpart-a/spo-gen-106"
---

# SPO.GEN.106 Task specialists responsibilities

ANNEX VIII (Part-SPO) · 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

## SPO.GEN.106 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 SOP.

(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 SOP.

(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 · SPO.GEN.106 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2018/394 · 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-spo/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.