Self sponsored type rating currency & ICAO to EASA CONVERSION

[RBF]

Hi there,

I was wondering if someone could help me out determine what is the minimum requirement to stay current on a type rating

Im in the process of converting an ICAO ATPL to EASA and I recently changed aircraft.

I used to fly the E190 and now im on the 737. The issue is that I dont have the minimum hours on the 737 to complete the skill test on the abreviated conversion process and my last simulator on the Embraer was on January 2023 so it means its about to expire.

Im contamplating finishing the conversion process by taking the skill test on the E190 while still current (altough not actively flying it) and then taking another skill test on the 737 once I reach the 500hs on this type.

My question is: Could I count the skill towards maintaining the Embraer type current for another 12 months? Would adding the 737 type later on be the same process as taking the skill test on the E190 (which is just a sim ride)?

Im concerned because my company is in a very delicate financial situation and I dont want to end up without 500hs on the 737 and an expired type rating on the E190 if I find myself without a job within the next couple of months.

[Journey Man]

Check with the sim centre and state of licence issue as they will be best informed, but…

I converted to EASA on a type I had <500 hrs on as part of the licence conversion skill test, and added that type to the EASA licence. Subsequently I can add additional ratings I do have more than 500 hrs on by renewing them with an EASA LPC and any additional training required by the ATO depending on the length of expiry. Initially I had understood I had to have 500 hours on type to convert the licence as this is what I was told, but clarified and it was a requirement for converting subsequent types via a simple LPC.

If the above isn’t applicable to your original licence, completing the skill test on E190 should grant you that type on your EASA and then have to figure out a way to get 500 hrs on the 73 as fast as possible.