United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority

Standardisation And Certification Of Examiners (Single Pilot Aircraft) - Version 3
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Foreword

This document provides guidance on the requirements for the certification of Flight Examiners (FE), Instrument Rating Examiners (IRE) and Flight Instructor Examiners (FIE) for Aeroplanes and Helicopters, Class Rating Examiners (CRE) for Aeroplanes and Type Rating Examiners (TRE) for Single Pilot Helicopters. Included in this document are requirements for the approval of examiner standardisation training courses and examiner refresher seminars at Approved Training Organisations (ATO). Guidance for Sailplane, Airship and Balloon examiners will be provided in a separate document. Guidance for TRE and SFE on Multi-Pilot Aeroplanes and Helicopters and TRE on Single- Pilot High Performance Complex Aeroplanes (SP HPCA) is contained in Standards Documents 24 and 41.

The Civil Aviation Authority is the competent authority of the UK for the issue of pilot licences, ratings and certificates in accordance with the Aircrew Regulation (Regulation (EU) 1178/2011 as amended and for the oversight of their implementation and use. In fulfilling this role, the CAA is required to provide oversight documentation, including standards documents, guidance material and acceptable means of compliance that may be used by relevant personnel and organisations to allow them to perform their tasks, discharge their responsibilities and establish compliance with the Basic Regulation (Regulation (EU) 216/2008).

Nothing in this document is intended to conflict with the EASA Aircrew Regulation or UK statute law where applicable. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that all information is correct at the time of publication, the CAA reserves the right to amend this document as required to accommodate changes to the primary authority documents, to correct errors and omissions or to reflect changes in national policy and best practice.