What if I send to the CAA to sign-off my SEP hours?? I gained all my hours before the end date
Experience can
only be used to Revalidate an SEP Rating (ie extend the time of a currently valid Rating). As yours has now expired it is no longer valid so you require a Renewal, the process being as outlined by MJ.
The problem is that, although EASA is on set of Licensing Rules, Examiner Authorisations are given by the National Competent Authorities and 'foreign' Examiners do not always know, or check, what they are authorised to do on behalf of the CAA.
Did your Examiner, in fact, say "Happy to sign, but don't know if it's valid"?
You do seem to have left yourself no leeway: SEP expires on Monday, you go and see an Examiner on Monday.
For the benefit of anyone else reading this Thread, if you don't know the requirements or, even if you do but just haven't met them yet, please start making enquiries at least 3 months before expiry of any Rating.
Gemeen_Aapje,
There may be a possibility of a solution to your predicament, without having to Renew:
There was a Thread along similar lines a few months ago whereby the 'foreign' Examiner's signature was (apparently) deemed to be acceptable.
Although I would recommend
not flying until clarified. If you do not want to fly a Renewal LPC then I think you have two options:
1) Email the CAA asking them to confirm that your Examiner's signature is valid.
or
2) Apply for your EASA Licence, with all your current paperwork.
If your SEP rating comes back valid on your Part-FCL Licence you are good to go.
If it doesn't, then an LPC will Renew it. (Make sure any Dutch Examiner has got the process correct from the CAA)