There is nothing wrong with the CRI rating; the problem is that the rating was ill conceived in the first place; you can't tell me that 10 times the training produces the same result or test requirement even though the rules refer to the same test schedule. That leaves the FIE as the arbitrator, no advice or guidance was ever produced by the regulator and it is impossible to achieve a common standard. Most CRI candidates do not have anything like the level of experience that was assumed when the CRI was first envisaged; some of course do and it shows. The FIE is left in the position of having to make the most of a buggers muddle. It will be interesting to see what happens when the Gizit CRIs have to take their first revalidation test under EASA!