AMC1 SFCL.430 FE(S) certificate – Standardisation course

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 52

Text in magenta in force from 15 September 2025

(a) GENERAL

(1) When issuing an approval for the conduct of FE(S) standardisation courses to an ATO or a DTO, the competent authority should monitor the execution of these courses through appropriate oversight measures.

[Editorial note: “ATO or a DTO” will be replaced by “ATO, DTO or Gliding Club” on 15 September 2025]

(2) An FE(S) standardisation course should last at least 1 day, divided into theoretical and practical training.

(3) The competent authority, the ATO or the DTO should determine any further training required before presenting the candidate for the examiner assessment of competence.

[Editorial note: “ATO or the DTO” will be replaced by “ATO, DTO or Gliding Club” on 15 September 2025]

(b) CONTENT

(1) Theoretical training

(i) The theoretical training should cover at least:

(A) the contents of AMC2 SFCL.430 and the flight examiner manual (FEM);

(B) Part-SFCL and the related AMC and GM that are relevant to their duties;

(D) national requirements that are relevant to their examination duties;

(E) fundamentals of human performance and limitations that are relevant to flight examination;

(F) fundamentals of evaluation that are relevant to an applicant’s performance; and

(G) the management system of ATOs and the organisational structure of DTOs;

(ii) Examiners should also be briefed on the protection requirements for personal data, liability, accident insurance and fees, as applicable in the Member State concerned.

(iii) All items above are the core knowledge requirements for an examiner and are recommended as the core course material. This core course material may be studied before the recommended examiner training is commenced. The core course may utilise any suitable training format.

(2) Practical training

(i) Practical training should include at least:

(A) knowledge and management of the test for which the certificate is to be sought. These are described in the relevant modules in the FEM; and

(B) knowledge of the administrative procedures pertaining to that test or check.

(ii) For an initial examiner certificate, practical training should include the examination of the test profile sought, consisting of the conduct of at least two test or check profiles in the role of an examiner, including briefing, conduct of the skill test and proficiency check, assessment of the applicant to whom the test or check is given, debriefing and recording or documentation under the supervision of an examiner.