(Part FCL.720.A (d)) (OSD §7.1.1)
An applicant for the first type rating course for a multi-pilot aeroplane shall be a student pilot currently undergoing training on an MPL training course, or comply with the following requirements:
- have at least 70 hours of flight experience as PIC on aeroplanes;
- hold a multi-engine IR(A);
- have passed the ATPL(A) theoretical knowledge examinations in accordance Part-FCL; and
- except when the type rating course is combined with an MCC course:
- hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of an MCC course in aeroplanes; or
- hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of MCC in helicopters and have more than 100 hours of flight experience as a pilot on multi-pilot helicopters; or
- have at least 500 hours as a pilot on multi-pilot helicopters; or
- have at least 500 hours as a pilot in multi-pilot operations on single-pilot multi- engine aeroplanes,
in commercial air transport in accordance with the applicable air operations requirements.