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Flight crew standards documents

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Aeroplanes and Helicopters for use on CPL and IR Skill Tests

Reference
Standards Document 07 (A/H)
Status
Current
Version date
07-Sep-2012

Alternative Training and Qualification Programme (ATQP)

Reference
Standards Document 80
Status
Current
Version date
11-Jul-2013

Authorisation of Balloon and Airship Examiners

Reference
Standards Document 40
Status
Current
Version date
06-Mar-2020

Authorised Flight Instructor Examiners (Helicopters) Instructors undergoing Assessment of Competence

Reference
Standards Document 10 (H)
Status
Current
Version date
17-May-2021

Class, Type and Instrument Rating Skill Tests and Proficiency Checks (Excluding single-pilot high performance complex Aeroplanes)

Reference
Standards Document 14 (A)
Status
Current
Version date
28-Nov-2014

CPL Skill Test (Aeroplanes) - Policy and Guidance

Reference
Standards Document 03(A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Sep-2023

Flight Examiners' Handbook (Aeroplanes) 2020

Reference
Flight Examiners Handbook (A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Mar-2020

Guidance Criteria for the Approval of Training Organisations Offering Courses of Training for Pilots Licences, Ratings and Certificates

Reference
Standards Document 55
Status
Current
Version date
03-Oct-2013

Guidance for Applicants taking the Helicopter Examiners Assessment of Competence and Providers of Examiner Standardisation Training

Reference
Standards Document 21(H)
Status
Current
Version date
17-May-2021

Guidance for: Instructors, Instructor Trainers and Authorised Flight Instructor Examiners (FIE). (Aeroplanes) Assessment of Compentence for Instructor Certification

Reference
Standards Document 10(A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Oct-2020

Guidance on the requirements for the training and testing of Human Factors for Flight Crew under EASA Part ORO and EASA Part FCL.

Reference
Standards Document 29
Status
Current
Version date
19-Jul-2019

Gyroplane Licensing

Reference
Standards Document 44
Status
Current
Version date
22-Jan-2021

Instructions and procedures for type rating examiner aeroplane & helicopter and synthetic flight examiner aeroplane & helicopter standardisation course providers

Reference
Standards Document 41 (A)
Status
Current
Version date
04-Jul-2019

Instructions and Procedures for Type Rating Instructor (Aeroplane), Synthetic Flight Instructor (Aeroplane) and Type Rating Instructor (High Performance Complex Aeroplanes) Course Providers

Reference
Standards Document 43
Status
Current
Version date
14-Sep-2012

LAPL and PPL Skill Test (Aeroplanes) Policy and Guidance for Applicants and Examiners

Reference
Standards Document 19(A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Nov-2020

Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the CPL Skill Test (Helicopters)

Reference
Standards Document 03(H)
Status
Current
Version date
17-May-2021

Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the Initial Instrument Rating Skill Test (Helicopters)

Reference
Standards Document 01(H)
Status
Current
Version date
17-May-2021

Notes for the guidance of applicants taking the Initial Skill Test or revalidating the Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating (Aeroplanes)

Reference
Standards Document 25 (A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Sep-2023

Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the PPL Skill Test (Helicopters)

Reference
Standards Document 19(H)
Status
Current
Version date
17-May-2021

Notes for the Guidance of Examiners and Applicants taking the Initial Instrument Rating Skill Test and the En Route Instrument Rating Skill Test (Aeroplanes)

Reference
Standards Document 01(A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Sep-2023

Notes for the qualification & approval of Flight Navigation Procedures Trainers & Basic Instrument Training Devices

Reference
Standards Document 18
Status
Current
Version date
11-Jan-2013

Organisations Conducting Approved Courses of Flight and Theoretical Knowledge Training

Reference
Standards Document 31
Status
Current
Version date
31-Mar-2024

Policy and Guidance for Examiners (Single Pilot Aircraft)

Reference
Standards Document 21(A)
Status
Current
Version date
01-Jul-2019

Policy and Guidance for Examiners: Multi-Pilot Aeroplanes (MPA) and Single-Pilot High Performance Complex Aeroplanes (SP HPCA) Type Rating Skill Tests and Proficiency Checks using SRG1158 Schedule

Reference
Standards Document 24(A)
Status
Current
Version date
28-Jun-2018

Policy and Guidance for Senior Examiners

Reference
Standards document 28
Status
Current
Version date
05-Jul-2019

Procedures & Conduct for all GA Theoretical Knowledge e-Examinations

Reference
Standards Document 11
Status
Current
Version date
06-Dec-2023

Superseded by Standard Document 28: http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=9151

Reference
Standards Document 69
Status
Current
Version date
01-Aug-2016

UK CAA Helicopter Flight Examiner Manual

Reference
Flight Examiners Handbook (H)
Status
Current
Version date
23-Apr-2021

UK CAA Registered Training Facilities PPL Aeroplanes and Helicopters - Withdrawn 8/4/2019

Reference
Standards Document 30 - Withdrawn 8/4/2019
Status
Current
Version date
08-Jun-2018

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