What is EASA class rating?
EASA Licences and ratings
What is EASA class rating?
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EASA Class Rating is a rating endorsed in the EASA pilot's flight crew licence.
Holders of a pilot licence shall act as pilots of an aircraft only if they have a valid and appropriate class rating or type rating. FCL.700 describes the circumstances in which a class rating is required and GM1 FCL.700 describes tables for the classification of class rating aircraft. When it comes to the single pilot non-complex aeroplanes, the types of the aircraft constituting into the class rating.
In accordance with GM1 FCL.700 following class ratings are recognised:
Class ratings (aeroplane): single-pilot and SEP (land or sea)
When it comes to the single pilot non-complex aeroplanes, the types of the aircraft constituting into the class rating. For all single-engine aeroplanes with landing gear the class rating designator is SEP(land) and for ski is SEP(sea).
So for flying Cessna 172 you need to be a holder of SEP(land) class rating. From the licencing point of view another type - such as Cessna 152 or Diamond DA20 Katana is so-called a variant of SEP(land) class rating. Transition between the variants of SEP(land) requires additional knowledge or additional training. Transitioning to the SEP(sea) class rating requires a whole-new ab-initio class rating training.
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Class ratings (aeroplane): single pilot SEP TMG (land)
All single-engine and single-pilot aircraft do not fit into the SEP(land) class rating constituting into Touring Motor-Glider class rating.
Class ratings (aeroplane): single pilot MEP (land or sea)
For all multi-engine aeroplanes with landing gear the class rating designator is MEP(land) and for ski is MEP(sea).
So for flying Diamond DA42 you need to be a holder of MEP(land) class rating. From the licencing point of view another type - such as Piper PA34 Seneca or Diamond DA62 is so-called a variant of MEP(land) class rating mandating a pilot to attend so-called differences training when transitioning to another variant of MEP(land) class rating. However transitioning to the MEP(sea) class rating requires a whole-new ab-initio class rating training.
Additional class rating lists and endorsement lists are published by the EASA in Type Ratings and Licence endorsement lists.
Whenever (D) is indicated in one of the lists mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c), it indicates that differences training in accordance with FCL.710 is required.
Class rating ‘SET’ for single pilot (SP) single-engine (SE) turbo-prop aircraft
The class rating ‘SET’ for SP SE turbo-prop aircraft is established. All aircraft within the class rating SET are listed individually. Aircraft are added to the class rating SET following EASA classification. Aircraft which had previously been designated as ‘SET’ by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) under the provisions of JAR-FCL 1 are retained in the class rating ‘SET’ without further assessment.
