Briefing of non UK Examiners - Has anyone done it?

[cerealkiller]

That's the point: even in the past a lot of authorities, I am talking about medical for example, were understanding in different ways the same rules. This is again the case, where some of them won't change their procedures just to adapt to something they don't really understand or agree with.

And talking about TRE I do confirm, it's much better filling the forms the day before and get there just with that paper to sign: it makes them happy, since they save time, and my life easier!

Fortunately my licence is due to expire at the end of February, so I still have some time to sort it out. I asked him to check the briefing, let's see if he'll be that kind. Otherwise that's it, I'll switch to my national authority, I know for sure they don't require any briefing. Other option would be going to a TRTO in UK and have my revalidation done with a UK TRE, but way too much money, no thanks.

[truckflyer]

I contacted my CAA for licence issue in Norway, and they told me any LPC after 8.th of April 2013, the TRE doing my LPC would require an examiners briefing.

However the day I got the reply from them, the 8.th of February, so 2 months to go, they did not know what this would be, and how it would work!

I find that close to incompetence! Btw to put my TR in my licence they charged me over £850!

[BigGrecian]

Thanks for your reply BigGrecian and I do agree with you, it's EASA rule. The thing is my colleagues from different NAAs (three different countries) hadn't this problem. Seems like that the only authority that cares about this briefing is UK CAA.

With only the UK, Hungary and Switzerland having implemented EASA this is why.

Wait till the other countries implement EASA and I think it will become similar across the NAAs.

[mad_jock]

aye right BG it will just be like the English ICAO requirement.

A load of faffing about by the UK CAA and everone else ticking a box that its been done and ignoring it.

The French of course will be creating the briefing in French and you having to have an ICAO 5 or 6 in French before you can get it. Thus blocking any one else having anything to do with French license holders.

[cerealkiller]

That was exactly my point, I am sure my national authority will just introduce a box to tick on the form and that's it. We'll see what happens, in the meanwhile thanks everybody for giving me some hints.