Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for a flight engineer licence must be at least 18.
(2) The applicant must meet the requirements for the grant of at least one flight engineer type rating.
(3) The applicant must also have:
(a) passed the aeronautical knowledge examination for the flight engineer licence; and
(b) completed flight training for the flight engineer licence; and
(d) passed the flight test mentioned in the Part 61 Manual of Standards for the flight engineer licence; and
(e) at least 100 hours of aeronautical experience performing the duties of a flight engineer under the direct supervision of a flight engineer instructor.
Note 1: For paragraph (a), for the conduct of aeronautical knowledge examinations, see Division 61.B.3.
Note 2: For paragraph (b), for the requirements for flight training, see Division 61.B.2.
Note 3: For paragraph (d), for the conduct of flight tests, see Division 61.B.4.
Note 4: For paragraph (e), for the determination of a person's flight time and other aeronautical experience, see Division 61.A.2.
(3A) If the applicant applies on or after 1 September 2015, the applicant must also have completed an approved course of training in multi - crew cooperation.
(4) For paragraph (3)(e), up to 50 hours of the aeronautical experience may be completed as simulated flight engineer time.
(5) The applicant is taken to meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(e) if:
(i) a commercial pilot licence with the aeroplane category rating; and
(ii) a pilot type rating for an aeroplane that is certificated for multi - crew operation; and
(b) the applicant has completed at least 50 hours of flight training performing the duties of a flight engineer under the direct supervision of a flight engineer instructor.
Subpart 61.W -- Flight engineer type ratings