MH370 Crew/Fariq Bin Ab Hamid

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Fariq Bin Ab Hamid
Source: MRPSG-018

Fariq Bin Ab Hamid

First Officer

Fariq Bin Ab Hamid joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007 and trained at the Langkawi Aerospace Training Centre.

Fariq was a Second Officer on Boeing 737-400 aircraft until promoted to First Officer in May 2010. Fariq had 7 years flying experience, having flown in Boeing 737, Airbus A330 and, most recently, Boeing 777 aircraft. In total Fariq had 2813 hours experience of which only 39 were on the Boeing 777.

Fariq was 27 and engaged to be married.

Media Sources

Fariq Ab Hamid, 27

Fariq, the co-pilot of the missing MAS MH370 plane, was on his first flight aboard a Boeing 777 as a fully-approved pilot. Fariq, who joined the airline seven years ago, was just starting to pilot the Boeing 777 and the ill-fated flight to Beijing was only his sixth in the cockpit of a 777 and his first without a check pilot overseeing him. MAS CEO said, "The first five flights, the co-pilot normally flies with what we call the check co-pilot. He actually passed the first five flights. We do not see any problem with him.” ATWMY-019-2

Profile

1) Personal Profile of First Officer

Sex Male
Age 27 years
Marital Status Single
Date of joining MAS 23 July 2007
Licence type Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)
Licence number A3550
Validity Period of Licence 26 July 2014
Ratings Boeing B777
Medical Certificate First Class (valid until 31 October 2014)
Aeronautical experience 2813:42 hours
Experience on type 39:11 hours
Last 24 hours 0:00:00 hours
Last 72 hours 0:00:00 hours
Last 07 days 28:47:00 hours
Last 28 days 51:17:00 hours
Last 90 days 158:46:00 hours
Last line check* 22 July 2013 (A330)
Instrument rating check* 04 December 2012 (A330)
Last proficiency 26 January 2014
Last promotion B777 FO (04 November 2013)

  * No record on B777

Source: Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.5.4 Personal Profile of First Officer

Notes

The following notes are based on Section 1.5.4 First Officer from the Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018.

Fariq Bin Ab Hamid was born in the State of Kelantan and had his basic primary education in Segamat, Johor. He completed his secondary Education in Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) or MARA Junior Science College, in Taiping, Perak, where he left in 2004 with the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or Malaysia Certificate of Education, which is equivalent to the UK ‘O’ Level. He was accepted as a MAS Cadet Pilot and completed his flying training at the Langkawi Aerospace Training Centre, Langkawi in 2008.

Fariq's first fleet posting was on the B737-400 as a Second Officer until May 2010. He was promoted to First Officer in May 2010 and was on the fleet until August 2012. Between the end of 2012 to November 2013, he was promoted to the A330-300 and the B777-200.

On the day of the flight [MH370], he was operating his last training flight before he was scheduled to be checked out on his next scheduled flight. His flying record for the last 72 hours and preceding 28 days cycle were well within the Company’s specified limits. His previous flight as a functional First Officer under Line Training, was to Frankfurt, Germany, on 01 March 2014 and he returned to Malaysia on 02 March 2014. All his required licences and certificates were valid when he was assigned to operate this flight to Beijing.