SPO? two crew ops and the MCC Help please

[Busterplane]

Can any one answer the following question(s)

Firstly is the Kingair 200 certified as a SPO aircraft under JAR or not?

If it is an SPO Aircraft operated two crew on the AOC can this be commanded by a pilot without an MCC certificate.

Your help would very much be appreciated.

Thanks

Sorry for my english

[Saint]

Yes, the King Air 200 is certified for SPO under JAR.
Most operaters in the UK still use 2 crew, the second not necessarily type rated.
The UK rules allow the 2nd pilot to log the flight time as P2.
My company operations manual requries MCC training but I'm not sure if it is required by JAR.

[TheDrop]

JAR OPS 1 says:

SPA (Single Pilot Aeroplanes) can be operated as such, however, if the

MAPSC (Max Approved Passenger Seating Configuration) exceeds 9

OR

MTOM exceeds 5700 kg

then the aircraft must be operated with a minimum flight crew of two pilots, even if it is a Single Pilot Aeroplane.

MAPSC means what does it say the aircraft is approved for - not how many seats are in the aircraft. So a King Air 90 with a MAPSC of 9 or less and below 5700 kg can be flown commercially single pilot, but a King Air 200 cannot - unless it is re-registered so all legal documents regarding the particular type states max 9 passengers. In other words, if you don't need more than 9 pax, you can reduce the MAPSC, but that goes for ALL flights.

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From JAR OPS 1.940 7 (b), (subpart N)

(b) Minimum flight crew for operations under
IFR or at night. For operations under IFR or at night,
an operator shall ensure that:

(1) For all turbo-propeller aeroplanes
with a maximum approved passenger seating
configuration of more than 9 and for all turbojet
aeroplanes, the minimum flight crew is 2 pilots;
or

(2) Aeroplanes other than those covered
by sub-paragraph (b)(1) above are operated by a
single pilot provided that the requirements of
Appendix 2 to JAR–OPS 1.940 are satisfied. If
the requirements of Appendix 2 are not satisfied,
the minimum flight crew is 2 pilots.

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As reference to the above:

Appendix 2 to JAR–OPS 1.940
Single pilot operations under IFR or at night
(a) Aeroplanes referred to in JAR–OPS
1.940(b)(2) may be operated by a single pilot under
IFR or at night when the following requirements are
satisfied:
(1) The operator shall include in the
Operations Manual a pilot’s conversion and
recurrent training programme which includes the
additional requirements for a single pilot
operation;
(2) In particular, the cockpit procedures
must include:
(i) Engine management and
emergency handling;
(ii) Use of normal, abnormal and
emergency checklists;
(iii) ATC communication;
(iv) Departure and approach
procedures;
(v) Autopilot management; and
(vi) Use of simplified in-flight
documentation;
(3) The recurrent checks required by
JAR–OPS 1.965 shall be performed in the singlepilot
role on the type or class of aeroplane in an
environment representative of the operation;
(4) The pilot shall have a minimum of 50
hours flight time on the specific type or class of
aeroplane under IFR of which 10 hours is as
commander; and
(5) The minimum required recent
experience for a pilot engaged in a single-pilot
operation under IFR or at night shall be 5 IFR
flights, including 3 instrument approaches, carried
out during the preceding 90 days on the type or
class of aeroplane in the single-pilot role. This
requirement may be replaced by an IFR
instrument approach check on the type or class of
aeroplane.
[Ch. 1, 01.03.98]


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Hope this answers your question.

TD

[TheDrop]

By the way, MCC is only required before the first type rating on a MPA. It has nothing to do with JAR OPS, but with JAR FCL. It is a license requirement and not a commercial operations requirement. Since it is before the first MPA type rating, it is not applicable for any SPA, including all Beech turboprops.

If the company chooses to make it mandatory, it is their choice, not a JAA requirement.

[Busterplane]

Thankyou to you all that was very informative and has cleared up a few points.
Thankyou again
Busterplane