Just wondering if someone could enlighten me on the logging of RHS Twin Otter time? In our company we split the legs as PF and PNF to the extent that the PF performs all the duties of PIC on that leg, with PNF carrying out all the paperwork and radio duties and boarding the passengers. We both have type ratings.
Now I know that my RHS hours wont count towards the unfreezing of my ATPL (because its apparently too light an aircraft, this is a BS reason in my opinion) but on the other hand the aircraft is required to operate two crew under the AOC and will become a performance category A under new EASA regs.
I log my PF legs as PIC with the captains name in the column, and i have a co-pilot column i put the paperwork legs under. But when I do apply for a new job one day i will be clear on my CV that the RHS hours are PICUS. I know we are all responsible for our own logbooks but there seems to be no guidelines i can find on this scenario.
This answer applies to Canada only, and given that this is the Canada forum, I assume you are referring to a Canadian operator.
If I have read this right, then I would urge you to be very careful.
One of the requirements for your company's AOC is that they designate a pilot in command for each flight. They must also specify in their ops manual how that delegation of PIC is documented. In some cases, it will be listed on the flight release (OFP) or other company document, but it could be the person who signs the aircraft journey log. But no matter how it is done, the only way you can log any of your time as PIC is if the company designates you as the pilot in command for those legs. Otherwise, that time is SIC time only.
If you are not the designated PIC, logging that time as PIC is making a false record in your log book. If you then put that time as PIC on your application for an ATPL (which you must sign for as being a true record), you could be charged under the regulations for making a falsified log book. Keep in mind that others who have been caught doing so have cost themselves a career.