(fra kommisjonsforordningen)

(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 lays down the requirements for the use of flight simulation training devices (FSTDs) in pilot type training, testing and checking. 

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 

(3) lays down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations and, in particular, the requirements for the use of FSTDs in operator recurrent training. 

(3) Ever since Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 started applying, the formal FSTD qualification, as characterised by FSTD types and levels, has determined the extent to which an FSTD can be used for pilot training, testing and checking. Considering the evolution of and innovations in FSTD technology, the provisions on the use of FSTDs for type rating and operator recurrent training, as applicable, should be revised to allow for a particular training task and the use of the most suitable FSTD based on its technical capabilities, referred to as an ‘FSTD capability signature’ (FCS). 

(4) The provisions on the use of FSTDs in type rating and operator recurrent training in Regulations (EU) No 1178/2011 and (EU) No 965/2012 should be amended to establish the necessary simulation features and fidelity levels required to support training tasks and to allow for more flexibility when determining the suitable FSTDs for those tasks. Those amendments should take into account guidance material published by the International Civil Aviation Organization, which recommends basing FSTD qualification on criteria related to simulation features and fidelity levels. 

(5) When introducing the FCS for qualified FSTDs, appropriate transitional provisions should be put in place to ensure a smooth transition from the current to the future applicable requirements for existing FSTDs, while at the same time supporting the implementation of the FCS by industry as soon as possible. 

(6) The application of the amendments introducing the FCS should be deferred, to give Member States’ competent authorities the time required to prepare for their implementation. 

(7) Since the requirements of Regulations (EU) No 1178/2011 and (EU) No 965/2012 on training other than type rating training will continue to refer to particular FSTD types and levels, requirements should be put in place to determine the equivalence between FSTDs qualified with types and levels and FSTDs qualified with FCSs. 

(8) The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has prepared draft implementing rules and submitted them to the Commission with Opinion No 01/2025 in accordance with Article 75(2), points (b) and (c), and Article 76(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. 

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 127(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139