An applicant for TRI (A) certificate shall:
- hold a CPL, MPL or ATPL pilot licence on the applicable aircraft category;
- For a TRI (MPA) certificate:
- have completed 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes; and
- have completed, within the 12 months preceding the date of application, 30 route sectors, including take-offs and landings, as PIC or co-pilot on the applicable aeroplane type, of which 15 sectors may be completed in an FFS representing that type;
For a SFI (MPA) certificate:
- hold or have held a CPL, MPL or ATPL in the appropriate aircraft category;
- have completed the proficiency check for the issue of the specific aircraft type rating in an FFS representing the applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and
- additionally, for an SFI(A) for multi-pilot aeroplanes or SFI(MPL), have:
- at least 1 500 hours flight time as a pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes or powered-lift, as applicable;
- completed, as a pilot or as an observer, within the 12 months preceding the application, at least:
- 3 route sectors on the flight deck of the applicable aircraft type; or
- 2 line-orientated flight training-based simulator sessions conducted by qualified flight crew on the flight deck of the applicable type. These simulator sessions shall include 2 flights of at least 2 hours each between 2 different aerodromes, and the associated pre-flight planning and de-briefing;