1. Introduction
Holders of examiner certificates issued by EASA Member States other than Italy wishing to conduct skill tests (ST), proficiency checks (PC) or Assessments of Competence (AoC) of an applicant for which Italy is the Competent Authority, are required to review the latest available information about the applicable ENAC procedures (ref. art. FCL.1015(c)).
As required by the requisite ARA.FCL.205(c), ENAC has developed procedures for designation of examiners whose certificates has been issued by EASA Member States other than Italy who intend to accomplish ST, PC, or AoC other than Examiner AoC. Such procedures have been notified to EASA (ref. art. ARA.FCL.210).
For monitoring purposes, ENAC may perform, at its discretion, inspections during the ST, PC, AoC; in these cases ENAC will inform the examiner in due time; if during the monitoring activities ENAC inspector finds non compliances with the applicable requirements or national procedures, he/she has shall raise findings or invalidate the ST, PC, AoC.
2. Designation Procedure applicable to examiners for ST, PC, AoC
● before any ST, PC, AoC for revalidation or renewal, is conducted the examiner shall:
○ fully acquaint himself/herself with Liability, Accident Insurance and Personal Data Protection information reported hereafter;
○ fully acquaint himself/herself with Safety Criteria published in ENAC website at the page:Operational Directive;
○ Notify the intended exam digitally, following the link serviziweb.enac.gov.it, unregistered Examiners can refer to NEW EDD PROCEDURE to obtain access rights.
Notification advance period:
➢ 15 days for AoC revalidation/renewal of an examiner or instructor certificate.
➢ 1 day for LPC, Class rating or IR\BIR PC check;
➢ 7 days for SKill test, type or class rating;
➢ 7 days for Skill test ATPL, CPL, IR\BIR, PPL, LAPL, SPL, BPL
○ As last alternative to the digital procedure:
➢ download the NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE from ENAC web-site, “info in English”; section, examiners forms page;
➢ Send the “notification template” as an attachment to an email with the standardized subject FOREX/NTF/[EXAMINERSURNAME] (e.g.: if the examiner is Mr. John Smith the subject shall be FOREX/NTF/SMITH), to be sent to examiner.notification@enac.gov.it;
● the examiner may then proceed to administer the ST, PC, AoC. No further written authorisation will be issued by ENAC;
● examinations shall be conducted using a language for which both examiner and candidate hold a valid language proficiency of at least level 4;
● after the ST, PC, AoC the examiner shall follow the Reporting Procedure described below;
● ENAC will refuse ST, PC, AoC when any of the examiner’s personal license, rating or certificate is expired at the time of examination;
● adherence to the above procedure authorises the examiner to revalidate or renew ratings or certificates as follows (endorsement of the pilot licence as per ARA.FCL.200(c)):
○ the examiner may only enter the revalidated or renewed rating or certificate in the pilot’s licence if the rating is still present in the licence;
○ if the rating or the certificate is no longer present in the licence ENAC shall reprint the licence with the new or renewed rating;
3. Designation Procedure applicable for AoC initial issue of an examiner or instructor certificate
Examiner or Instructor Assessment of Competence (AoC) is permitted provided a written Individual Authorisation for Assessment of Competence issued in advance by ENAC.
As required by art. ARA.FCL.205(c), ENAC procedures for designation of examiners whose certificate has been issued by EASA Member States other than Italy, who intend to accomplish Examiner or Instructor AoC, are as follows:
● before any Examiner or Instructor AoC is conducted, the examiner shall:
○ fully acquaint himself/herself with Liability, Accident Insurance and Data Protection information reported hereafter;
○ fully acquaint himself/herself with Safety Criteria published in the ENAC web site at page Operational Directive ;
○ In case of Initial AOC at least 30 days before the intended exam, an application for an Individual Authorisation of Assessment of Competence has to be sent to ENAC Direzione Personale di Volo, by email, to personale.volo@enac.gov.it .The application sent by email shall report at least the following data:
➢ examiner name;
➢ examiner email address and mobile phone number;
➢ candidate name;
➢ description of Examiner AoC to be carried out, including type of aircraft or FSTD operator;
➢ expected place, date and time of AoC.
the examiner will receive by ENAC the Individual Authorisation for Examiner Assessment of Competence;
● At least 7 days before the AoC is conducted, the examiner shall notify the intended exam digitally, following the link serviziweb.enac.gov.it
As last alternative to the digital procedure:
○ download the “NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE” from ENAC web-site, “info in English” section, examiners forms page;
○ Send the “notification template” as an attachment to an email with the standardized subject FOREX/NTF/[EXAMINERSURNAME] (e.g.: if the examiner is Mr. John Smith the subject shall be FOREX/NTF/SMITH), to be sent to examiner.notification@enac.gov.it;
● the examiner may then proceed to administer the AoC according to the Individual Authorisation for Examiner Assessment of Competence;
● AoC shall be conducted using a language for which both examiner and candidate hold a valid language proficiency of at least at level 4;
● after the AoC, the examiner shall follow the Reporting Procedure described below, providing the complete set of updated documents;
4. Reporting Procedure
After completion of a ST, PC or AoC, the examiner shall report the activity, using Forms and relevant Checklist available at ENAC web-site, “info in English” section, examiners forms page
The report is composed by:
● a Report Form for ST, PC or AoC, as applicable (which shall enclose the proper CheckList and the declaration required by FCL.1030(b)(3)(iv) that the examiner has reviewed and applied the ENAC national procedures)
● Flight time of the check, test or AoC;
● copy of the statement of the ATO which confirms the required training has been completed (if applicable);
● copy of FSTD approval certificate (if applicable);
● copy of the examiner’s licence;
● copy of the examiner’s certificate;
● copy of the examiner’s medical certificate;
● copy of endorsed licence (if entry on licence is made by examiner).
All the report forms shall be send by examiner using web site link serviziweb.enac.gov.it, and the signed Report Form shall be attached
As last alternative to the above mentioned digital procedure, a scanned copy in pdf format of the signed Report form shall be emailed with the standardised subject
FOREX/RPT/[EXAMINERSURNAME] (e.g.: if the examiner is Mr. John Smith the subject shall be FOREX/RPT/SMITH), to be sent to examiner.notification@enac.gov.it
In addition, all the original signed paper form and the relevant attachments shall be submitted to the candidate (FCL.1030(b)(3))
It is candidate duty to provide the original signed paper form and attachments via PEC to protocollo@pec.enac.gov.it, and subject “ENAC Direzione Personale di
Volo, Viale Castro Pretorio 118”, only in case of issuance of ATPL, CPL and IR, issuance/revalidation/renewal of any instructor certificate and/or examiner certificate.
It is candidate duty to provide the original signed paper form and attachments via PEC to protocollo@pec.enac.gov.it, and subject with competent ENAC Airport Direction https://www.enac.gov.it/passeggeri/diritti-dei-passeggeri/reclami/recapiti-utili/recapiti-delle-direzioni-degli-uffici-dellenac for all the other cases of issuance/revalidation/renewal.
5. Fees
ENAC does not provide any financial remuneration for expenses or services rendered. Any compensation shall be arranged by the examiner with the training organisation or the candidate.
6. Liability and Accident Insurance information
ENAC does not provide liability or accident insurance for the conduct of ST, PC, AoC, either in an FSTD or in an aircraft. It is responsibility of the examiner to ensure that he/she, and the test devices, are adequately insured against incident, accident or liability issues for the specific scope. Examiners are advised to seek professional advice concerning
appropriate insurance covering their activities as certified examiners.
7. Personal Data Protection information
Obligations and responsibility of the examiner, concerning protection of personal and sensitive data, are available at:
https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/garante-privacy-en/home_en
8. Contact Information
ENAC
Direzione Personale di Volo Viale Castro Pretorio, 118 00185 – Rome
Italy
or
e-mail: protocollo@pec.enac.gov.it (for certified e-mail subscribers only), personale.volo@enac.gov.it
Ultimo aggiornamento: 06/11/2024