Guys, this was FAA-land. No such thing as night qualified (everyone is, except LSA). And night currency to carry passengers requires no more than 3 times round the pattern at night in the last 90 days. Most airports are pretty well lit. If this was deep-dark then i might as well be IMc (how would you even know whether it was? - maybe from the reflection of the lights but that's about it). Assuming the pilot was a CPL then even if he wasn't instrument rated, he would have 3 hours of hood time. But how recently?