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title: "FCL.1010.SFE SFE – Prerequisites — Part-FCL · Avioverse"
description: "SFE(A) Applicants for an SFE(A) certificate shall comply with all of the following conditions:"
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# FCL.1010.SFE SFE – 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.1010.SFE SFE – Prerequisites

(a) SFE(A)

Applicants for an SFE(A) certificate shall comply with all of the following conditions:

(1) in the case of multi-pilot aeroplanes:

(i) hold or have held an ATPL(A) and a type rating;

(ii) hold an SFI(A) certificate for the applicable type of [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane); and

(iii) have at least 1 500 hours of [flight time](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-time) as pilots of multi-pilot aeroplanes;

(2) in the case of single-pilot high-performance complex aeroplanes:

(i) hold or have held a CPL(A) or an ATPL(A) and a type rating;

(ii) hold an SFI(A) certificate for the applicable class or type of aeroplane; and

(iii) have at least 500 hours of flight time as pilots of single-pilot aeroplanes;

(3) for the initial issue of an SFE certificate, have completed at least 50 hours of synthetic flight instruction as a TRI(A) or an SFI(A) on the applicable type.

(b) SFE(H)

Applicants for an SFE(H) certificate shall comply with all of the following conditions:

(1) hold or have held an ATPL(H), and a type rating for the applicable type of [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter);

(2) hold an SFI(H) certificate for the applicable type of helicopter;

(3) in the case of multi-pilot helicopters, have at least 1 000 hours of flight time as pilots of multi-pilot helicopters;

(4) in the case of single-pilot helicopters in multi-pilot operations, have completed at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) category;

(5) for the initial issue of an SFE certificate, have completed at least 50 hours of synthetic flight instruction as a TRI(H) or an SFI(H) on the applicable type.

IR · FCL.1010.SFE — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Regulation (EU) 2021/2227 · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 FCL.1010.SFE(a)(1)(i) SFE — Prerequisites

PREREQUISITE FOR AN SFE(A) TO HOLD A TYPE RATING

Point FCL.1010.SFE(a)(1)(i) requires an [applicant](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/applicant) for an SFE(A) certificate to hold or have held a type rating. This general reference to ‘a type rating’ allows pilots to seek SFE privileges for a type that they do not or did not fly during their active career. Still, the intention of this requirement is that, even if that type rating referred to in point FCL.1010.SFE(a)(1)(i) is not related to the type for which SFE privileges are sought, it should at least be related to an [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane) type with similar type of propulsion (including number of engines) and MTOM.

GM · GM1 FCL.1010.SFE(a)(1)(i) — Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · ED Decision 2025/002/R · Aircrew Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 16 Oct 2026

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

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.