A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that--

• (1) each pilot acting as pilot-in-command has, within the immediately preceding 12 months, passed a route check and aerodrome proficiency that is administered by a flight examiner and that--
  • (i) consists of a ground-based procedure check over 1 route segment, and a flight check with 1 or more landings at an aerodrome representative of the operations to be flown; and
  • (ii) establishes that the pilot can satisfactorily perform the duties and responsibilities of a pilot-in-command in air operations appropriate to this Part; and
• (2) each pilot conducting VFR operations has, within the immediately preceding 12 months, successfully completed a competency assessment, that is administered by a flight examiner and that covers procedures, including emergency procedures, of the pilot's flying skill in an aircraft type normally used by the pilot in the operation; and
• (3) each pilot acting as a flight crew member of an aircraft operating under IFR has, within the immediately preceding 6 months, passed a competency assessment that is administered by a flight examiner and that--
  • (i) covers procedures, including emergency procedures, appropriate to the equipment fitted to the aircraft and to the type of air operations to which the pilot is assigned by the certificate holder; and
  • (ii) is conducted in each aircraft type used by the pilot in the operation unless the aircraft has a seating configuration of 9 seats or less, excluding any required pilot seat, in which case the check may be taken by rotation in each aircraft type with 1 in each 6-month period; and
• (4) each pilot has, within the immediately preceding 12 months, successfully completed a written or oral test of the pilot's knowledge of the following:
  • (i) the relevant Civil Aviation Rules and the certificate holder's operations specifications and exposition:
  • (ii) the aircraft systems, performance, operating procedures, and the content of the flight manual for each aircraft type normally flown by the pilot:
  • (iii) navigation, ATC, and meteorology:
  • (iv) special flight operations as appropriate to the type of operation normally conducted by the pilot:
  • (v) new equipment, procedures, and techniques:
  • (vi) location and operation of emergency equipment fitted to an aircraft of the type normally flown by the pilot; and
• (5) the flight examiner who administered the check or test required under paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4)--
  • (i) certifies in the training record for the pilot that the check or test has been completed and certifies the result of the check or test; and
  • (ii) if the check or test was completed satisfactorily, certifies in the pilot logbook in accordance with rule 61.29(a)(3) satisfactory completion of the check or test; and
• (6) flight crew competency checks are carried out in an aircraft or flight simulator approved for the purpose.