Originally Posted by
Whopity
The European regulation does not agree with you!
AMC1 FCL.050 Recording of flight time
You are correct.
And it was reported to EASA multiple times by different pilots that this is in contradiction of (I) and (II) :
. (i) the holder of a licence may log as PIC time all of the flight time
during which he or she is the PIC;
(ii) the applicant for or the holder of a pilot licence may log as PIC time
all solo flight time, flight time as SPIC and flight time under
supervision provided that such SPIC time and flight time under
supervision are countersigned by the instructor;
Depending on the aircraft and configuration, the examiner might as well occupy a seat in the rear (in which case your paragraph would not be applicable, of course.).