AMC1 FCL.935 Assessment of competence
ED Decision 2020/005/R
GENERAL
(a) The format and application form for the assessment of competence are determined by the competent authority.
(b) When an aircraft is used for the assessment, it should meet the requirements for training aircraft.
(c) If an aircraft is used for the test or check, the examiner acts as the PIC, except in circumstances agreed upon by the examiner when another instructor is designated as PIC for the flight.
(d) During the assessment of competence the applicant occupies the seat normally occupied by the instructor (instructors seat if in an FSTD, or pilot seat if in an aircraft), except in the case of balloons. The examiner, another instructor or, for MPA in an FFS, a real crew member under instruction, functions as the ‘student’. The applicant is required to explain the relevant exercises and to demonstrate their conduct to the ‘student’, where appropriate. Thereafter, the ‘student’ executes the same manoeuvres (if the ‘student’ is the examiner or another instructor, this can include typical mistakes of inexperienced students). The applicant is expected to correct mistakes orally or, if necessary, by intervening physically.
(e) The assessment of competence should also include additional demonstration exercises, as decided by the examiner and agreed upon with the applicant before the assessment. These additional exercises should be related to the training requirements for the applicable instructor certificate.
(f) All relevant exercises should be completed within a period of 6 months. However, all exercises should, where possible, be completed on the same day. In principle, failure in any exercise requires a retest covering all exercises, with the exception of those that may be retaken separately. The examiner may terminate the assessment at any stage if they consider that a retest is required.
Pilot instructor competence assessments under EU aviation rules require standardized forms and training-suitable aircraft. Examiners typically act as pilot in command. Applicants demonstrate and explain exercises to a 'student', correcting errors. Assessments include additional exercises related to instructor certificate requirements, completed within six months. Failure may require a full retest.
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