here´s my question:
do I need a UK CAA approval to take an OPC from a JAR licenced pilot flying on an UK AOC?
I wish everyone would read the question!! This is the instructor / examiner forunm isn't it?????
The only requirement to complete an
OPC is to be acceptable to the AOC holder i.e. the company who have sent you the pilot for check.
You need to talk to the company. They should have something in their ops manual / part D. However, in general provided that you are a JAA TRE then it should be no problem.
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When it comes to
LPC then countries vary in what is required. In the majority (if not all) of JAA cases it is possible to do the LPC.
The difference comes in the admin aspects. Some countries permit you as the examiner to sign the licence fro another 12 months provided that the rating that is being renewed is still valid. Other countries require that only the appropriate authority can sign the licence and this is always the case in my experience when the rating has expired.
The authorities require the full original LPC form and copy of both the training organisation's approval, the sim approval and of course your examiner approval.
This is usually sent from your training organisation to the airline / operator / aoc holder and then they pass it on to the appropriate authority.
You should find that most operators have a training manager / department who can help you and (since it costs a lot of money) will have covered all aspects and checked everything before sending you the candidates.
Of course there are a few exceptions to the rules!!
