Another thing to be careful of is "certified copies".
As with most things there is a vast disparity across casa with interpretation.
Aside from the embarrassment of casa not accepting the bona fides of training providers like Flight Safety or CAE, even though all their FOI's attend these organisations for recurrency, what exactly constitutes a "Certified copy" of certificates?
I had it suggested to me that the originals must be sighted by an Australian notary from an Australian Embassy, nearest about a thousand km away.
Flight Safety are a very helpful bunch, but even for them this was a tad over the top.
Sometimes it's embarrassing being an Australian overseas.
It's cringeworthy when your FAA examiner lays all the forms required for a simple recurrency out on the floor to photograph and send to his mates for a bit of a laugh.
CAsA have taken the finest traditions of British bureaucracy and refined it into an Art Form.
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Last edited by thorn bird; 15th Mar 2017 at 01:20.