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title: "AMC5 to Appendix 6 Modular training courses for the IR — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "SECTION Aa IR(A) – COMPETENCY-BASED MODULAR FLYING TRAINING COURSE (6)(a)(i)(B);"
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# AMC5 to Appendix 6 Modular training courses for the IR

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC5 to Appendix 6 Modular training courses for the IR

SECTION Aa IR(A) – [COMPETENCY](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/competency)-BASED MODULAR FLYING TRAINING COURSE

(6)(a)(i)(B); (6)(b)(i)(B)

PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF [FLIGHT TIME](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) UNDER IFR AS PIC

A rating giving privileges to fly under IFR and in IMC referred to in points (6)(a)(i)(B) and (6)(b)(i)(B) may be any of the following:

(a) an BIR rating issued by a competent authority of a Member State; or

(b) a national instrument rating issued by a Member State prior to the application of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011; or

(c) an instrument rating issued in compliance with the requirements of Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention by a third country; or

(d) an authorisation issued by a Member State under Article 4(8) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011.

The amount of [credit](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/credit) given should not exceed the amount of hours completed as [instrument flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/instrument-flight-time).

AMC — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2025/002/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

[All rules in Appendices to Annex I](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/appendices-to-annex-i)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, 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.