GM1 FCL.005
Whenever licences, ratings, approvals or certificates are mentioned in Part-FCL, these are meant to be valid licences, ratings, approvals or certificates issued in accordance with Part-FCL. In all other cases, these documents are specified
Within the terms of Part-FCL, an instructor must hold an instructor certificate and, in accordance with GM1 FCL.005 this must be a certificate issued in accordance with Part-FCL. A third country instructor can hold a Part-FCL instructor certificate without holding a Part-FCL licence (FCL900(c)). Such an instructor can conduct the required refresher training but only at an ATO located outside the EU.