Frequently asked questions

Before performing any skill test, the examiner must obtain a specific designation issued by EASA for that assessment process. The designation identifies the examiner responsible and sets the conditions for the execution of the test, mainly the place and date.

Designation is a prerequisite to taking the test. However, receiving the appointment does not exempt the examiner from verifying that he maintains his powers in force and from complying with the rest of the provisions applicable to the exercise of his functions as established by Reg. 1178/2011.
 

The examiner must send an email to examinedores.aesa@seguroaerea.es at least 5 calendar days before the scheduled date of the test.

The email must include, in the body of the message: examiner data, applicant data and test data: type of test, location, date and time of completion.  The use of the following table is recommended.

Si AESA verifica que la información es conforme y que se cumple el plazo, confirmará la designación mediante correo electrónico y facilitará un código de referencia asociado al proceso evaluador.

The deadline does not include the day on which the request is sent or the day on which the test is scheduled to take place. Therefore, the examiner must send the request with sufficient margin so that there are 5 full calendar days between both times.

If the application is submitted without respecting this margin, EASA may refuse the designation, even if the rest of the information provided is correct.

AESA may deny designation when the minimum time limit is not respected or when data are missing, incorrect or not in accordance with the requirements set out in the Flight Examiner's Guide to Action.

In that case, AESA will communicate the non-designation to the interested party by email. Without a valid designation, the skill test should not be carried out within the established procedure.

The designation expires on the day of completion of the test for which it was issued and, in any case, has a maximum validity of 30 calendar days counted from the expected date of completion.

No more than one designation is issued for each evaluation process in force. If the established date is exceeded without the test having been executed and without having previously processed the change or cancellation, a new designation cannot be obtained until the process expires.

Modifications of the examiner responsible, the place or the day of execution should be communicated by email to  examinadores.aesa@seguridadaerea.es.

The email must include the designation reference code and, again, the minimum information required for the evaluation process. AESA shall record the change in the designated conditions, but this notification shall not be acknowledged.

Yes. The procedure allows to modify or cancel the evaluation process before the designated date and until the same day of performance, provided that the test has not yet been executed.

What is not allowed is to communicate changes or cancellations after the designated date. In addition, the changes do not extend the maximum 30 calendar day validity of the initial designation.

The responsible examiner must notify the cancellation by email to examinadores.aesa@seguroaerea.es, indicating the reference code associated with the designation to be canceled.

Once the communication has been received, EASA will cancel the designation corresponding to the evaluation process. This cancellation is made without acknowledgment of receipt by AESA.

At the end of the test (expertise tests, proficiency assessments and proficiency checks), the examiner must provide the candidate with a signed copy of the full assessment report.

In addition, you must send a copy of the report to AESA by email to eventosdevuelo.aesa@seguroaerea.es within a maximum period of 7 calendar days from the date of completion of the test. The email must clearly identify the examiner, the applicant and the test taken.

It is recommended to use the following table:

It should be remembered that this shipment does not exempt the applicant from the test of presenting the flight tests for the procedures that he requires on himself and his licenses ratings or privileges.

The examiner will have to keep a copy of the report for his own file. Evaluation reports (tests (expertise tests, proficiency assessments and proficiency checks) must be kept for a period of at least 5 years from the date of execution of the associated tests.