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title: "FCL.915.TRI TRI – Prerequisites — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "An applicant for a TRI certificate shall: hold a CPL, MPL or ATPL pilot licence on the applicable aircraft category;"
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# FCL.915.TRI TRI – Prerequisites

ANNEX I (Part-FCL) · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · EAR revision 16 Oct 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-aircrew) · [EUR-Lex 2011/1178 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011R1178)

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.915.TRI TRI – Prerequisites

An [applicant](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/applicant) for a TRI certificate shall:

(a) hold a CPL, MPL or ATPL pilot licence on the applicable [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) category;

(b) for a TRI(MPA) certificate:

(1) have completed 1 500 hours [flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes; and

(2) have completed, within the 12 months preceding the date of application, 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC or [co-pilot](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/co-pilot) on the applicable [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane) type, of which 15 sectors may be completed in an FFS representing that type;

(c) for a TRI(SPA) certificate:

(1) have completed, within the 12 months preceding the date of the application, at least 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC on the applicable aeroplane type, of which a maximum of 15 sectors may be completed in an FSTD representing that type; and

(2) (i) have competed at least 500 hours flight time as pilot on aeroplanes, including 30 hours as PIC on the applicable type of aeroplane; or

(ii) hold or have held an FI certificate for multi-engine aeroplanes with IR(A) privileges;

(d) for TRI(H):

(1) for a TRI(H) certificate for single-pilot single-engine helicopters, either:

(i) have completed 250 hours as a pilot on helicopters; or

(ii) hold an FI(H) certificate.

(2) for a TRI(H) certificate for single-pilot multi-engine helicopters, either:

(i) have completed 500 hours as pilot of helicopters, including 100 hours as PIC in single-pilot multi-engine helicopters; or

(ii) hold an FI(H) certificate and have completed 100 hours of flight time as a pilot in multi-engine helicopters.

(3) for a TRI(H) certificate for multi-pilot helicopters, have completed 1 000 hours of flight time as a pilot on helicopters, and have either 350 hours in multi-pilot operations on any aircraft category or 100 hours of flight time as a pilot in multi-pilot operations on the type for which the TRI(H) certificate is sought;

(e) for TRI(PL):

(1) have completed 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes, powered-lift, or multi-pilot helicopters; and

(2) have completed, within the 12 months preceding the application, 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC or co-pilot on the applicable powered-lift type, of which 15 sectors may be completed in an FFS representing that type.

IR · FCL.915.TRI — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2021/2227 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

[All rules in SUBPART J – INSTRUCTORS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-j)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 16 Oct 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.