Flight Examiner (not ATO’s anymore) is PIC.
Absolute. They have full discretion and authority over the flight. Think initial instrument rating. You can’t log command time if you don’t have a rating.
DrPixie no offence, but never seen a rule relating to how you log time based on passing or failing. Quote one and I’ll happily retract.
CASR 61.A2
61.080 Definition of flight time as pilot for Part 61
A person’s flight time as a pilot is:
(a) the duration of the following flights:
(iv) if the person is a flight examiner—a flight during which the person exercises the privileges of his or her flight examiner rating
Only one person can log PIC time, and that’s the FE.
61.095 Definition of flight time as pilot in command under supervision for Part 61
(1) A person’s flight time as pilot in command under supervision is the duration of a flight if:
(a) the person holds a pilot licence; and
(b) the person performs all the duties of the pilot in command for the flight;
and
(c) subregulation (2) or (3) applies to the flight.
(2) For paragraph (1)(c), this subregulation applies to the flight if:
(a) the flight is conducted by an operator that has training and checking
responsibilities; and
(b) the pilot in command of the flight is authorised by the operator or the operator’s Part 142 operator to conduct the supervision of the person.
(3) For paragraph (1)(c), this subregulation applies to the flight if:
(a) the person is supervised by a flight instructor or flight examiner; and (b) the person is not receiving flight training.