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# FCL.935.TRI TRI – Assessment of competence

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.935.TRI TRI – Assessment of competence

(a) The [assessment of competence](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assessment-of-competence) for a TRI for MPA and PL shall be conducted in an FFS. If no FFS is available or [accessible](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accessible), an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) shall be used.

(b) The assessment of competence for a TRI for single-pilot high-performance complex aeroplanes and helicopters shall be conducted in any of the following:

(1) an available and accessible FFS;

(2) if no FFS is available or accessible, in a combination of FSTD(s) and an aircraft;

(3) if no FSTD is available or accessible, in an aircraft.

(c) By way of derogation from point (b), the assessment of competence:

(1) for TRIs for non-complex helicopters may be conducted in a combination of FSTD(s) and the aircraft even if an FFS is available and accessible;

(2) for TRIs for helicopters referred to in Section A, point 1e(c), of Appendix 9 may be conducted in accordance with points FCL.935.TRI(b)(1), (2) or (3), irrespective of the availability and accessibility of an FFS or FSTD.

\[applicable from 30 April 2026 - Regulation (EU) 2026/781]

IR · FCL.935.TRI — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · 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.