Flight Crew Licensing
Page 29 of 45 The type rating for a Second Officer will be
issued with the type rating annotated “In- flight cruise relief only”.
• Instrument rating
fly under instrument flight rules •
Assistant and Flight give flying training Instructor Rating
13. How is a Rating Defined?
See ANR 64
14. Issuing Ratings
14.1 Standard Document -Flight Crew Licensing specifies the flight tests and other requirements flight crew must meet in order to be issued with
a 1
st
or 2
nd
class rating or to have a rating renewed. 14.2 All initial ratings flight tests are to be conducted by the CAAFI Flight
Operations Inspectors FOIs.
15. Ratings Licensing
Process
15.1 Type Rating Examination
15.1.1 All aircraft type rating examination papers are securely stored in the examination cabinet.
15.1.2 Candidates applying for type rating exams should officially apply one week prior to the examination date.
15.1.3 Refer to Aeronautical Information Circular on Flight Crew Examination Procedures.
15.2 Aircraft Type
Rating
15.2.1 Application for an aircraft type rating is made by completing the appropriate CAAFI Form Form OP 105 series Appendix E.
15.2.2 On receipt of an application for an aircraft type rating, the Licensing Officer shall:
i. a.
Check that the application form is complete and accurate. b.
Check for any errors or omissions, if such is found, contact the relevant employer or the applicant and
request a correctly completed form.
ii. Check that the applicant has paid the appropriate fee and record the receipt number on the application form.
iii. Check and verify type rating theory exam result. iv. Check if the Certificate of Test C of T is approved by the
CAAFI Flight Operations Inspector, only then is the aircraft type rating applied for entered in the licence. The licence is stamped
Flight Crew Licensing
Page 30 of 45 and forwarded with the necessary documents to the FOIs for
endorsement. v. Make photocopies of the licence after the endorsements.
vi. Update the Licensing database and enter fees and receipt numbers in the Fees Charges database.
vii. File all documents in the respective files for records.
15.3 Instrument Rating
15.3.1 Application for instrument rating is made by completing the appropriate CAAFI Form Form OP 106 series Appendix F.
15.3.2 On receipt of an application for instrument rating, the Licensing Officer shall:
i. a.
Check that the application form is complete and accurate. b.
Check for any errors or omissions, if such is found, contact the relevant employer or the applicant and
request a correctly completed form.
ii. Check that the applicant has paid the appropriate fee and record the receipt number on the application form.
iii. Check the applicant has met the requirements for Instrument Flight Hours on Logbook, has evidence of a pass in the
Instrument Rating theory exam and that the Certificate of Test C of T has been approved by the CAAFI testing officer.
iv. The licence is stamped and forwarded with the necessary documents to the FOI for endorsement.
v. Make photocopies of the licence after the endorsements. vi. Update the Licensing database and enter fees and receipt
numbers in the Fees Charges database. vii. File all documents in the respective files for records.
15.4 Flight and Assistant Flight Instructor Rating
