Certificates and more Certificates...

[aircooled]

Hi All,

Being a recent convert to the UK CAA/EASA system, I'm still finding my way around. I've just recently been told that in addition to the license, MCC, JOC etc, I also need the following certificates;

PBN
Fire Fighting
Wet Ditching.
RVSM
MNPS
Aviation Security

To be honest, I wasn't even sure what some of these were at first. I'm not having a huge amount of luck with Google for once and feeling a bit crest-fallen having found out that I'm not yet at the end of a very long and expensive process. If anybody can suggest, via PM or thread, what I need to do and where I need to go to obtain all of these, I would be extremely grateful....

Cheers

[rudestuff]

Most of those are 1 day courses that any airline will put you through as part of their induction.

[janrein]

PBN
Fire Fighting
Wet Ditching.
RVSM
MNPS
Aviation Security

PBN can be done by Computer Based Training e.g. from Bristol Ground School (around £45) who will provide a Course Completion Certificate upon passing the CBT online quizes and test. Then an IR Proficiency Check which includes an RNAV approach / missed approach which can be done at any ATO with a suitably equiped FNPT-II simulator. Revalidated IR plus new PBN is then endorsed on your license.

Cannot comment on the other elements.

jr

[S-Works]

Everything you mention should be provided by your employer as part of your induction and ongoing currency. Its certainly been my experience.