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This Subpart prescribes rules governing the issue of flight engineer examiner ratings and the privileges and limitations of those ratings.
To be eligible for a flight engineer examiner rating a person must—
(1) hold a current flight engineer instructor rating; and
(2) have logged at least 1250 hours flight time in the performance of the duties of a flight engineer; and
(3) have logged at least 750 hours total time exercising the privileges of a flight engineer instructor. At least 250 hours of the total time must be flight time. Up to 500 hours of the total time may be gained on flight simulators; and
(4) have demonstrated to a Civil Aviation Authority flight testing officer the ability to perform competently the duties of a flight engineer examiner.
(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the holder of a flight engineer examiner rating is authorised to—
(1) exercise all the privileges of the flight engineer instructor rating; and
(2) conduct flight tests for the issue of flight engineer licences; and
(3) conduct flight tests for the issue or continued currency of flight engineer instructor ratings.
(b) To exercise the privileges of a flight engineer examiner rating the holder must—
(1) hold a current flight engineer licence with a type rating for the aircraft in use; and
(2) conduct the flight tests within an organisation operating under—
(i) an air operator certificate issued under Part 119, where the certificate authorises the holder to conduct flight engineer training and assessment; or
(ii) an aviation training organisation certificate issued under Part 141, where the certificate authorises the holder to conduct flight engineer training and assessment; and within the immediately preceding 13 months, have demonstrated to a Civil Aviation Authority flight testing officer the ability to perform competently the duties of a flight engineer examiner.
