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As CPS says its common practice and usually the dutys of the safety pilot are only to do a bit of the company paperwork so as to take some of the non flying workload off the captain in the early stages of line training.
Oh ! It is also not unusual for the safety pilot to ensure an adequate supply of tea & coffee.
In thirty years I have yet to hear of a safety pilot being called to fly the aircraft.
Last edited by A and C; 14th Mar 2013 at 17:10.