Originally Posted by
MPN11
So his Licence, with 'endorsements', is presumably underwater.
The original document may be lost. But the examiner/instructor who does the bi-annual flight review for the PPL (required for EASA as well as FAA) needs to submit the relevant paperwork to the authorities. This includes the number of hours flown. So something should be on file from which the currency of a pilot can be determined. Maybe not his compliance with the 30-day-rule when his logbook is lost.