United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority

Standardisation And Certification Of Examiners (Single Pilot Aircraft) - Version 04
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Part 1 - Introduction

Examiners are certified by the CAA to conduct skill tests, proficiency checks and assessments of competence in accordance with the Aircrew Regulation and are granted appropriate licence signing powers to support and facilitate the licensing system. The privileges and requirements of examiners are set out in EASA Part-FCL Subpart K and the associated GM and AMC. Each examining role carries different requirements in terms of pre-requisites, training and assessment for appointment. The purpose of this document is to expand upon the basic requirements and to give guidance on the procedures to be followed in order to gain, retain and exercise privileges as an examiner. Additionally, this document outlines at Appendix H the procedures for training organisations seeking approval to conduct examiner standardisation training courses and examiner refresher seminars in accordance with an arrangement with the UK CAA. All examiner certificates and approvals for examiner standardisation training courses and examiner refresher seminars described in this document are issued by the CAA Shared Service Centre.

The roles of examiner covered in this document are:

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Flight Examiner (FE)

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Class Rating Examiner (CRE)

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Instrument Rating Examiner (IRE)

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Flight Instructor Examiner (FIE)

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