Second officer (aviation) explained

Second officer is a civil aviation rank, also known as junior first officer. It is used for pilots at an early stage of their career.[1]

Role

Modern airliners only require two pilots, the captain and the first officer.[2] Before a pilot is fully qualified to operate as first officer, they will typically act as a second officer, sitting in the right hand seat, while undergoing training and supervision from a training captain. A safety pilot will sit in the jump seat to monitor the junior first officer and the captain.[3] [4]

In some airlines, a second officer is not permitted to take off or land the aircraft, and will only fly the aircraft during the cruise.[5] [6]

At Singapore Airlines and Scoot, second officers are usually promoted to first officer after 5-8 months.[1] In Ryanair UK, pilots are promoted from second officer to junior first officer when they achieve 500 hours of flight time.[7]

Usage

Airlines which use the title "second officer" include:

Historically, the second officer was the flight engineer. This is a trained pilot who does not fly the aircraft, but instead monitors aircraft systems.[16] Modern airliners only require two pilots, and do not have a flight engineer or a navigator.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: How to become a Boeing 737 Ryanair Pilot . JohanAero . 24 February 2023 . 9 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Secchi . Beatrice . Ryanair line training . AFTA graduate blog . AFTA . 24 February 2023 . 12 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Page . Charlie . The path to becoming an airline captain -- how pilots climb the ranks . 24 February 2023.
  6. Web site: What do Pilot Stripes Mean? . FlightDeckFriend.com . 24 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Pilot Salary UK: Everything You Need To Know . The Pilot Guys . 12 October 2023 . 28 May 2023.
  8. News: Air New Zealand Careers . 4 June 2023 . careers.airnewzealand.co.nz . en.
  9. News: Cathay Pacific Airways Second Officer . 24 February 2023 . Better Aviation.
  10. News: Fan . Wenxin . At Controls of Crashed China Eastern Jet: One of Country’s First Commercial Pilots . 24 February 2023 . WSJ.
  11. https://jet2careers.com/careers-with-us/airline/ Airline Jobs | Jet2Careers
  12. https://careers.klm.com/go/Cockpit-crew/8547402/ KLM Cockpit crew
  13. Web site: Pilot career entry . European Flight Academy . 24 February 2023.
  14. News: Singapore Airlines Pilot Recruitment - Direct Entry Second Officer . 24 February 2023 . Fly Gosh.
  15. News: Airbus pilot cadets to be recruited by Volotea . 24 February 2023 . aircraft.airbus.com . 1 March 2022 . en.
  16. Harris, Tom. How Airline Crews Work, HowStuffWorks.com website, 14 June 2001. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

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