OMA Chapter 5

Question 1

What are the main things covered in OMA chapter 5?

Answer 1

Licence, qualification and competency

Requirements to hold each post, promotion, cabin crew and ICC

Question 2

What are the minimum qualification requirements to act as Commander?

Answer 2

ATPL
EasyJet operation conversion course completed successfully
Type rating
IR
OPC
Class 1 Medical
LOE

Question 3

What are the minimum requirements to act as first officer?

Answer 3

ATPL, frozen ATPL or MPL
EasyJet operation conversion course completed successfully
Type rating
IR
OPC
Class 1 Medical
LOE

Question 4

What is the period of validity of the LPC? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 4

12 calendar months plus the remainder of the month of issue.

Anniversary preserved if taken within 3 months of expiry date

Question 5

What is the period of validity of the OPC? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 5

12 calendar months in addition to the remainder of the month of issue

Anniversary preserved if taken within 3 months of expiry date

Question 6

What is the period of validity of the line check? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 6

24 calendar months, plus the remainder of the month of issue.

Anniversary preserved if taken within 6 months of expiry date

Question 7

What is the period of validity of the LOE? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 7

12 calendar months plus remainder of month of issue.

Anniversary preserved if taken within 3 months of expiry

Question 8

What is the period of validity of dangerous goods training? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 8

24 calendar months in addition to the remainder of the month of issue

Recurrent training may take place within 3 months of the expiry to preserve the anniversary

Question 9

What is the period of validity of AVSEC? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 9

12 calendar months in addition to remainder of month of issue.

No mention of preserving anniversary

Question 10

What is the period of validity of the Emergency and Safety Equipment Training? When can you revalidate and keep your anniversary?

Answer 10

24 months in addition to the remainder of the month of issue, with 3 months prior to preserve anniversary for

Donning life jacket
Donning protective breathing equipment
Handling fire extinguishers
Instruction on location of emergency and safety equipment
Instruction of location of, and use of, all types of exits

Every 36 months
Actual operation of all types of exit
Demonstration of operation of escape slide
Actual firefighting with real or simulated fire
Smoke filled environment

Question 11

How long is the CRM training cycle?

Answer 11

3 years

Question 12

How often must you undergo ground and refresher training?

Answer 12

Every 12 months

Question 13

How long does a route and aerodrome competence qualification last?

Answer 13

12 months, which is reset each time the route is operated

Question 14

What is the 90 day recency rule? How is it monitored?

Answer 14

Need 3 takeoffs, approaches and landings in 90 days

Recency is automatically monitored by 8 sectors in previous 90 days to assume 50% PF/PM split

Question 15

What is the time off restriction for pilots with under 500 hours?

Answer 15

Need a flying duty every 15 days, or a flight with a line training captain will be required

Question 16

What are the LVO recency requirements?

Answer 16

Two approaches to CAT ll/lll, including at least one go around and at least one landing at lowest authorised RVR

At least one LVTO using lowest authorised RVR