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BFCL.400 Balloon flight examiner certificates

Available versions for ERULES-1963177438-16091

Regulation (EU) 2020/357 found in: Balloon Rule Book - Part-BOP Part-BFCL Part-ML CS-31GB CS-31HB CS-31TGB (Sep 2020)

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BFCL.400  Balloon
flight examiner certificates

Regulation (EU) 2020/357

(a)     General

An examiner
shall only carry out skill tests, proficiency checks or assessments of
competence in accordance with this Annex if he or she:

(1)     holds:

(i)      a BPL including privileges, ratings and certificates for which he or
she is authorised to conduct skill tests, proficiency checks or assessments of
competence, and the privileges to instruct for them;

(ii)     an FE(B) certificate including privileges appropriate to the skill
test, proficiency check or assessment of competence conducted, issued in
accordance with this Subpart;

(2)     is entitled to act as PIC in a balloon during the skill test,
proficiency check or assessment of competence.

(b)     Examinations conducted outside the territory of the Member States

(1)     By way of derogation from paragraph (a)(1), in the case of skill tests
and proficiency checks performed outside the territory for which Member States
are responsible under the Chicago Convention, the competent authority shall
issue an examiner certificate to an applicant who holds a balloon pilot
licence that is compliant with Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention, provided
that the applicant:

(i)      holds at least a licence including, where relevant, privileges,
ratings, or certificates equivalent to those for which he or she is authorised
to conduct skill tests or proficiency checks;

(ii)     complies with the requirements established in this Subpart for the
issue of the relevant examiner certificate;

(iii)     demonstrates to the competent authority an adequate level of knowledge
of European aviation safety rules to be able to exercise examiner privileges
in accordance with this Annex.

(2)     The certificate referred to in subparagraph (1) shall be limited to
performing skill tests and proficiency checks:

(i)      outside the territory for which Member States are responsible under the
Chicago Convention; and

(ii)     to a pilot who has sufficient knowledge of the language in which the
test/check is provided.