--- title: "FCL.300 – FCL.325.A: SUBPART D – COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE – CPL (Part-FCL) — rule index · Avioverse" description: "FCL.300 – FCL.325.A, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. An applicant for a CPL shall be at least 18 years of age." url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d" --- # SUBPART D – COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE – CPL ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · FCL.300 – FCL.325.A On this page 1. ## [FCL.300 CPL – Minimum age](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-300) An applicant for a CPL shall be at least 18 years of age. 2. ## [FCL.305 CPL – Privileges and conditions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-305) Privileges. The privileges of the holder of a CPL are, within the appropriate aircraft category, to: 3. ## [FCL.310 CPL – Theoretical knowledge examinations](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-310) Applicants for the issue of a CPL shall demonstrate a level of knowledge appropriate to the privileges granted in the following subjects: [AMC1 FCL.310 ; FCL.515(b); FCL.615(b); FCL.835(d) Theoretical knowledge examinations](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-310#amc1-fcl-310) [AMC1 FCL.310 ; FCL.515(b); FCL.615(b) Theoretical knowledge examinations – Airships](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-310#amc1-fcl-310-2) [GM1 FCL.310 ; FCL.515(b); FCL.615(b); FCL.835(d) Theoretical knowledge examinations](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-310#gm1-fcl-310) 4. ## [SUBJECT 010 – AIR LAW](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-010-air-law) Note that the term ‘mass’ is used to describe a quantity of matter, and ‘weight’ when describing the force. 5. ## [SUBJECT 021 – AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – AIRFRAME, SYSTEMS AND POWER PLANT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-021-aircraft-general-knowledge-airframe-systems-and-power-plant) Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter IR CB-IR(A) BIR Exam BIR BK Remarks ATPL CPL ATPL/IR ATPL… 6. ## [SUBJECT 022 – AIRCRAFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – INSTRUMENTATION](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-022-aircraft-general-knowledge-instrumentation) Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter IR CB-IR(A) BIR Exam BIR BK Remarks ATPL CPL ATPL /IR ATPL… 7. ## [SUBJECT 031 – FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING: MASS AND BALANCE – AEROPLANES/HELICOPTERS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-031-flight-performance-and-planning-mass-and-balance-aeroplanes) Note that the term ‘mass’ is used to describe a quantity of matter, and ‘weight’ when describing the force. 8. ## [SUBJECT 032 – FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING – PERFORMANCE – AEROPLANES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-032-flight-performance-and-planning-performance-aeroplanes) Note that the term ‘mass’ is used to describe a quantity of matter, and ‘weight’ when describing the force. 9. ## [SUBJECT 033 – FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING – FLIGHT PLANNING AND MONITORING](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-033-flight-performance-and-planning-flight-planning-and-monitoring) General Student Pilot Route Manual (GSPRM) This document shall be referred to as the General Student Pilot Route Manual (GSPRM) and should contain as a… 10. ## [SUBJECT 034 – FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING – PERFORMANCE – HELICOPTERS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-034-flight-performance-and-planning-performance-helicopters) Note that the term ‘mass’ is used to describe a quantity of matter, and ‘weight’ when describing the force. 11. ## [SUBJECT 040 – HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-040-human-performance-and-limitations) Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter IR CB-IR(A) BIR Exam BIR BK Remarks ATPL CPL ATPL/IR ATPL… 12. ## [SUBJECT 050 – METEOROLOGY](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-050-meteorology) The operation of an aircraft is affected by the weather conditions within the atmosphere. 13. ## [SUBJECT 061 – NAVIGATION – GENERAL NAVIGATION](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-061-navigation-general-navigation) Mental dead reckoning (MDR) Where the term ‘mental dead reckoning’ (MDR) is used within a Learning Objective (LO), the applicable technique which will be… 14. ## [SUBJECT 062 – NAVIGATION – RADIO NAVIGATION](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-062-navigation-radio-navigation) Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter IR CB-IR(A) BIR Exam BIR BK Remarks ATPL CPL ATPL/IR ATPL… 15. ## [SUBJECT 070 – OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-070-operational-procedures) Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter IR CB-IR(A) BIR Exam BIR BK Remarks ATPL CPL ATPL/IR ATPL… 16. ## [SUBJECT 081 – PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT – AEROPLANES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-081-principles-of-flight-aeroplanes) The following standard symbols and their corresponding meanings are used for certain mathematical operations: 17. ## [SUBJECT 082 – PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT – HELICOPTERS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-082-principles-of-flight-helicopters) VOCABULARY OF MECHANICS Speed is a scalar quantity; it has only magnitude. 18. ## [SUBJECT 090 – COMMUNICATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-090-communications) Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter IR CBIR(A) BIR Exam BIR BK Remarks ATPL CPL ATPL/IR ATPL… 19. ## [SUBJECT AREA 100 – KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ATTITUDES (KSA)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/subject-area-100-knowledge-skills-and-attitudes-ksa) Syllabus reference Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives Aeroplane Helicopter ATPL CPL ATPL/IR ATPL CPL 100 00 00 00 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND… 20. ## [FCL.315 CPL – Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-315) An applicant for a CPL shall have completed theoretical knowledge instruction and flight instruction at an ATO, in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Part. 21. ## [FCL.320 CPL – Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-320) An applicant for a CPL shall pass a skill test in accordance with Appendix 4 to this Part to demonstrate the ability to perform, as PIC of the… 22. ## [FCL.315.A CPL – Training course](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-315-a) Theoretical knowledge and flight instruction for the issue of a CPL(A) shall include upset prevention and recovery training. 23. ## [FCL.325.A CPL(A) – Specific requirements for applicants who hold an MPL](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-d/fcl-325-a) Applicants for a CPL(A) who hold an MPL shall have completed in aeroplanes: Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. 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