GENERAL

Since the privileges of the EIR are only to be exercised in the en route phase of flight, holders of an EIR should:

(a) at no time accept an IFR clearance to fly a departure, arrival or approach procedure;

(b) notify the ATS if unable to complete a flight within the limitations of their rating.

CONDITIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF AN ENROUTE INSTRUMENT RATING (EIR)

(c) To comply with FCL.825(a)(2), the holder of an EIR should not commence or continue a flight during which it is intended to exercise the privileges of the rating unless the appropriate weather reports or forecasts for the destination and alternate aerodrome for the period from one hour before until one hour after the planned time of arrival indicates VMC. The flight may be planned only to aerodromes for which such meteorological information is available. When filing a flight plan, the holder of an EIR should include suitable VFR to IFR and IFR to VFR transitions. In any case, the pilot needs to apply the relevant operational rules, which ever are more limiting.

(d) A suitable VFR to IFR transition is any navigational fix

1. (1) to which the flight can be safely conducted under IFR;

2. (2) at which VMC conditions exist; and

(3) from where the flight can be safely continued under VFR without having to follow instrument arrival or approach procedures.