According to PART-FCL, an applicant for an IR shall hold a PPL including a night qualification or CPL and shall have completed at least 50 hours:
Domanda 138, Air Law - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license
| Cross country flight time as pilot of aeroplanes or helicopters of which at least 10 hours shall be in aeroplanes. |
| Cross country flight time as pilot-in-command in aeroplanes or helicopters of which at least 10 hours shall be in aeroplanes. |
| Instructional flight time as student-pilot-in-command of aeroplanes or helicopters of which at least 10 hours shall be in aeroplanes. |
| Instructional flight time as student-pilot-in-command of aeroplanes. |
