SFCL.345 FI(S) – Assessment of competence

(a)  Applicants for the issue of an FI(S) certificate shall pass an assessment of competence to demonstrate to an examiner qualified in accordance with point SFCL.415(c) the ability to instruct a student pilot to the level required for the issue of an SPL.

(b)  The assessment shall include:

(1) the demonstration of the competencies described in point SFCL.325, during pre-flight, post-flight and theoretical knowledge instruction;

(2) oral theoretical examinations on the ground, pre-flight and post-flight briefings, and in-flight demonstrations in sailplanes;

(3) exercises adequate to evaluate the instructor’s competencies.

(c)  The assessment of competence for the initial issue of an FI(S) certificate shall be conducted in sailplanes, excluding TMGs.