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# GM1 to Appendix 3; Appendix 6; FCL.735.H

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

GM Guidance material

## GM1 to Appendix 3; Appendix 6; FCL.735.H

OVERVIEW OF FSTD TRAINING CREDITS FOR DUAL INSTRUCTION IN [HELICOPTER](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) FLYING TRAINING COURSES

|                                   |         | ATPL(H)/IR integrated |        |         | FSTD credits                                                          |
| --------------------------------- | ------- | --------------------- | ------ | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                   | Dual    | Solo                  | SPIC   | Total   | FFS; FTD; FNPT                                                        |
| Visual, including ME T/R training | 75 hrs  | 15 hrs                | 40 hrs | 130 hrs | 30 hrs FFS C/D level or 25 hrs FTD 2, 3 or 20 hrs FNPT II/III         |
| Basic instrument                  | 10 hrs  | -                     | -      | 10 hrs  | 20 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 or FNPT II/III or 10 hrs in at least an FNPT I |
| Instrument rating training        | 40 hrs  | -                     |        | 40 hrs  |                                                                       |
| MCC                               | 15 hrs  | -                     | -      | 15 hrs  | 15 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 (MCC) or FNPT II/III (MCC)                     |
| Total                             | 140 hrs | 55 hrs                |        | 195 hrs | Note 2                                                                |

|                                  |        | ATPL(H)/VFR integrated |        |         |                                                               |
| -------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                  | Dual   | Solo                   | SPIC   | Total   | FFS; FTD; FNPT                                                |
| Visual including ME T/R training | 75 hrs | 15 hrs                 | 40 hrs | 130 hrs | 30 hrs FFS C/D level or 25 hrs FTD 2, 3 or 20 hrs FNPT II/III |
| Basic instrument                 | 10 hrs | -                      | -      | 10 hrs  | 5 hrs in at least an FNPT I                                   |
| MCC / VFR                        | 10 hrs | -                      | -      | 10 hrs  | 10 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 (MCC) or FNPT II/III (MCC)             |
| Total                            | 95 hrs | 55 hrs                 |        | 150 hrs | Note 2                                                        |

|                                  |         | CPL(H)/IR integrated |       |         |                                                                       |
| -------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------- | ----- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                  | Dual    | Solo                 | SPIC  | Total   | FFS; FTD; FNPT                                                        |
| Visual including ME T/R training | 75 hrs  | 15 hrs               | 40hrs | 130 hrs | 30 hrs FFS C/D level or 25 hrs FTD 2, 3 or 20 hrs FNPT II/III         |
| Basic instrument                 | 10 hrs  | -                    | -     | 10 hrs  | 20 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 or FNPT II/III or 10 hrs in at least an FNPT I |
| Instrument rating training       | 40 hrs  | -                    |       | 40 hrs  |                                                                       |
| Total                            | 125 hrs | 55 hrs               |       | 180 hrs | Note 2                                                                |

|                  |        | CPL(H) Integrated |        |         |                                                               |
| ---------------- | ------ | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                  | Dual   | Solo              | SPIC   | Total   | FFS; FTD; FNPT                                                |
| Visual           | 75 hrs | 15 hrs            | 35 hrs | 125 hrs | 30 hrs FFS C/D level or 25 hrs FTD 2, 3 or 20 hrs FNPT II/III |
| Basic instrument | 10 hrs | -                 | -      | 10 hrs  | 5 hrs in at least an FNPT I                                   |
| Total            | 85 hrs | 50 hrs            |        | 135 hrs | Note 2                                                        |

|                  |        | CPL(H) modular |      |        |                                      |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------------- | ---- | ------ | ------------------------------------ |
|                  | Dual   | Solo           | SPIC | Total  | FFS; FTD; FNPT                       |
| Visual           | 20 hrs | -              | -    | 20 hrs | 5 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 or FNPT II/III |
| Basic instrument | 10 hrs | -              | -    | 10 hrs | 5 hrs in at least an FNPT I          |
| Total            | 30 hrs | -              | -    | 30 hrs | Note 2                               |

|    |        | IR(H) modular |      |        |                                                                   |
| -- | ------ | ------------- | ---- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
|    | Dual   | Solo          | SPIC | Total  | FFS; FTD; FNPT                                                    |
| SE | 50 hrs | -             | -    | 50 hrs | 35 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 or FNPT II/III or 20 hrs FNPT I (H) or (A) |
| ME | 55 hrs | -             | -    | 55 hrs | 40 hrs FFS; FTD 2, 3 FNPT II/III or 20 hrs FNPT I (H) or (A)      |

|                              |        | MCC(H) |      |        |                                                   |
| ---------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
|                              | Dual   | Solo   | SPIC | Total  | FFS; FTD; FNPT                                    |
| MCC / IR                     | 20 hrs | -      | -    | 20 hrs | 20 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 (MCC) or FNPT II/III (MCC) |
| MCC / VFR                    | 15 hrs | -      | -    | 15 hrs | 15 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 (MCC) or FNPT II/III (MCC) |
| MCC / IR for MCC/VFR holders | 5 hrs  | -      | -    | 5 hrs  | 5 hrs FFS or FTD 2, 3 (MCC) or FNPT II/III (MCC)  |

Note 1: In this matrix, FSTD credits refer to helicopter FSTDs, if not mentioned otherwise.

Note 2: Total credits for the FSTDs used in the course are not provided in the tables as the FSTDs may be used in various combinations. The FSTD credits provided in the tables for the separate phases of the course are the maximum FSTD credits available for each phase.

GM — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2020/005/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.