--- title: "FCL.600 – FCL.630.H: SUBPART G – INSTRUMENT RATING – IR (Part-FCL) — rule index · Avioverse" description: "FCL.600 – FCL.630.H, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. Except as provided in point FCL.835, operations under IFR on an aeroplane, helicopter, airship or…" url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g" --- # SUBPART G – INSTRUMENT RATING – IR ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · FCL.600 – FCL.630.H On this page 1. ## [FCL.600 IR – General](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-600) Except as provided in point FCL.835, operations under IFR on an aeroplane, helicopter, airship or powered-lift aircraft shall be conducted only by… 2. ## [FCL.605 IR – Privileges and conditions](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-605) Privileges The privileges of holders of an IR are to fly aircraft under IFR, including PBN operations, with a minimum decision height of: 3. ## [FCL.610 IR – Prerequisites and crediting](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-610) Applicants for an IR shall: hold: at least a PPL in the appropriate aircraft category, and: 4. ## [FCL.615 IR – Theoretical knowledge and flight instruction](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-615) Course Applicants for an IR shall have completed a course of theoretical knowledge and flight instruction at an ATO. [AMC1 FCL.615(a) IR — Theoretical knowledge and flight instruction](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-615#amc1-fcl-615-a) [AMC1 FCL.615(b) IR – Theoretical knowledge and flight instruction](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-615#amc1-fcl-615-b) 5. ## [AMC1 FCL.310 ; FCL.515(b); FCL.615(b); FCL.835(d) Theoretical knowledge examinations](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/amc1-fcl-310) LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR ATPL, CPL, IR, CB-IR(A) and BIR (a) Aeroplanes and helicopters GENERAL In the tables of this AMC, the applicable LOs for each… 6. ## [GM1 FCL.310 ; FCL.515(b); FCL.615(b); FCL.835(d) Theoretical knowledge examinations](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/gm1-fcl-310) EXPLANATION OF THE VERBS USED IN THE BENJAMIN BLOOM TAXONOMY (a) The depth or level of learning to be achieved during the training and the corresponding… 7. ## [FCL.620 IR – Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-620) Applicants for an IR shall pass a skill test in accordance with Appendix 7 to this Annex to demonstrate their ability to perform the relevant procedures… 8. ## [FCL.625 IR – Validity, revalidation and renewal](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-625) Validity An IR shall be valid for 1 year. Revalidation (1) An IR shall be revalidated within the 3 months immediately preceding its expiry date by… [AMC1 FCL.625(c) IR – Validity, revalidation and renewal](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-625#amc1-fcl-625-c) 9. ## [FCL.620.A IR(A) – Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-620-a) For a multi-engine IR(A), the skill test shall be taken in a multi-engine aeroplane. 10. ## [FCL.625.A IR(A) – Revalidation](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-625-a) Revalidation. To revalidate an IR(A), applicants shall: hold the relevant class or type rating, unless the IR revalidation is combined with the renewal… 11. ## [FCL.625.H IR(H) – Revalidation](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-625-h) To revalidate an IR(H), applicants shall: hold the relevant type rating, unless the IR revalidation is combined with the renewal of the relevant type… 12. ## [FCL.630.H IR(H) – Extension of the privileges of an IR(H) to further helicopter types](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-630-h) Unless specified otherwise in the operational suitability data established in accordance with Annex I (Part 21) to Commission Regulation (EU) No… [AMC1 FCL.630.H IR(H) — Extension of the privileges of an IR(H) to further helicopter types](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-630-h#amc1-fcl-630-h) 13. ## [FCL.620.As IR(As) – Skill test](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-620-as-ir-as-skill-test) For a multi-engine IR(As), the skill test shall be taken in a multi-engine airship. 14. ## [FCL.625.As IR(As) – Revalidation](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-g/fcl-625-as-ir-as-revalidation) Applicants for the revalidation of an IR(As): when combined with the revalidation of a type rating, shall complete a proficiency check in accordance with… Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 25 Nov 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. 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