I have been asked to award ratings to several foreign pilots recently on the occasion of their LPCs.
Because I (along with everyone else in the UK) have been awarded a provisional 4 (the min reqmt), I am not allowed to rate anyone else because I need a 6 and, even then, can only award 6s because I have not been trained in language assessment (LASOR's words).
When I do my next LPC, how can I get up to 6 if the examiner is in my position?
You couldn't make it up.
By the way, you should be bovvered; if you don't have a 6, you are subject to retest at regular intervals.
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