Qualified flight crew · EASA CAT.GEN.MPA.175(b)

Pilot Psychological Assessment

The psychological assessment of flight crew described in EASA CAT.GEN.MPA.175(b), administered by a qualified aviation psychologist using validated, aviation-specific methods.

What the regulation actually requires

Under EASA CAT.GEN.MPA.175(b), applicable since 14 February 2021, a commercial air transport operator must ensure that flight crew complete a psychological assessment before commencing line flying. The duty sits with the operator — not with the individual pilot, and not with a training organisation.

The Acceptable Means of Compliance describe an assessment covering cognitive abilities, personality traits, operational and professional competencies, and the social competencies underlying CRM. It should be validated, informed by job analysis, and performed or overseen by a psychologist knowledgeable in aviation. The AMC reference point for currency is normally the preceding 24 months.

This is not a medical or a mental-health examination. It is an occupational suitability assessment, separate from the Class 1 medical and from aeromedical mental-health evaluation.

Who books this

Operators

Discharging the CAT.GEN.MPA.175(b) duty for new-entry and newly recruited flight crew before line flying.

Pilots joining an operator

You have been asked to complete an assessment as part of recruitment or type-rating selection.

Direct-entry candidates

You are applying to operators and want a current assessment in hand. Acceptance always remains the receiving operator's decision.

Command upgrade

Assessment supporting a move to the left seat.

An assessment you buy yourself can support an application, but each operator decides whether it satisfies its own obligation. Confirm acceptance with the operator before relying on it.

How it works

Book and pay

€490. Your confirmation email and access instructions arrive as soon as payment clears.

Complete it online

A stable connection, a quiet room, and enough uninterrupted time to finish in one sitting. Complete it independently and honestly — assistance invalidates the result.

Receive your outcome

Results are interpreted by the aviation psychologist who administered them.

Where an operator invited you to complete this assessment, your results may be shared with that organisation. Completing an assessment does not guarantee employment.

Assessing more than one pilot?

Operators running recurrent intakes, and training organisations screening cohorts, need scheduling, consistent reporting and a defensible basis for the process rather than a card payment per candidate.

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€490, completed online, administered by a qualified aviation psychologist.

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