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title: "FCL.1010.CRE CRE – Prerequisites — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "Applicants for a CRE certificate shall: hold a CPL(A), MPL(A) or ATPL(A) with single-pilot privileges or have held it and hold a PPL(A);"
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# FCL.1010.CRE CRE – Prerequisites

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

IR Implementing rule

## FCL.1010.CRE CRE – Prerequisites

Applicants for a CRE certificate shall:

(a) hold a CPL(A), MPL(A) or ATPL(A) with single-pilot privileges or have held it and hold a PPL(A);

(b) hold a CRI or FI certificate with instructional privileges for the applicable class or type;

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

IR · FCL.1010.CRE — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1747 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 25 Nov 2025

[All rules in SUBPART K – EXAMINERS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-k)

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.