bingofuel,
If the safety pilot is
acting as pilot-in-command then the other pilot can, at best, only
log as pilot-in-command. Under US regulations it is possible for the
acting pilot-in-command to be unable to log pilot-in-command time: see FAA interpretation to John Speranza (4 Dec 2009) [
pdf] and summarised by J S Yodice in a 2010 AOPA magazine article (vol 53, no 3 -
pdf). A related interpretation was given to Jason Herman (21 May 2009) [
pdf] concerning complex and high performance aeroplanes, and similarly to Keith Walker (14 Dec 2011) [
pdf]. J S Yodice provides an updated discussion of these in an AOPA article in Feb 2014 [
link] while a more comprehensive review, one which is well worth reading, is given in Speciale & Venhuizen (2007). The Pilot in Command and the FARS: The Buck Stops Here (Almost Always).
83 N.D. L. Rev. 817.
Alex,
Do not include "logged as PIC but did not act as PIC" time in your total times for EASA purposes. You might be able to log some of that experience as dual if permitted under EASA logging rules.