| (1) | An applicant for designation as a DFE III (Aeroplane) must meet the following additional requirements— |
| (a) | hold at least a valid CPL (Aeroplane) with current instrument rating and Grade II Flight Instructor Rating; |
| (b) | have accumulated, in aeroplanes, not less than 1 000 flying hours, of which at least— |
| (i) | 50 hours must be night flight time; |
| (ii) | 50 hours must be instrument flight time; and |
| (iii) | 500 hours must be flight instruction time. |
| (2) | An applicant for designation as a DFE II (Aeroplane) must meet the following additional requirements— |
| (a) | hold at least a valid CPL (Aeroplane) and a valid Grade I Flight Instructor Rating; |
| (b) | have accumulated in aeroplanes not less than 2 000 flying hours, of which at least— |
| (i) | 250 hours must be in multi-engine aeroplanes; |
| (ii) | 100 hours must be instrument flight time; and |
| (iii) | 50 hours must be flight instruction time on multi-engine aeroplanes. |
| (3) | A DFE II (Aeroplane) who requires authorisation to act as examiner for the issue, validation, conversion or re-issue of any of the following ratings— |
| (a) | multi-engine class or first multi-engine type rating; |
| (c) | flight instructor rating; |
| (d) | single-engine turbine class rating, |
must meet the applicable experience requirements for the particular authorisation as prescribed for a DFE I (Aeroplane).
| (4) | An applicant for designation as a DFE I (Aeroplane) must meet the following additional requirements— |
| (a) | hold a valid ATPL (Aeroplane) and a valid Grade I Flight Instructor Rating; |
| (b) | have accumulated, in aeroplanes, not less than 3 000 flying hours, of which at least— |
| (i) | 500 hours must be in a multi-crew environment; |
| (ii) | 100 hours must be instrument flight time; |
| (iii) | 500 hours must be in multi-engine aeroplanes; |
| (iv) | 200 hours must be flight instruction time on multi-engine aeroplanes; |
| (v) | 50 hours must be flight instruction on turbine-engine aeroplanes; |
| (vi) | 250 hours must be instrument flight instruction time; |
| (vii) | 50 hours must be flight instruction time towards a flight instructor rating; and |
| (viii) | 50 hours must be instruction time in a FSTD. |
| (5) | An applicant for designation to act as an examiner in a skills test or proficiency check in respect of an aeroplane sea/amphibian rating, an aeroplane agricultural pilot rating, a conventional micro light aeroplane rating, or a touring glider rating, must be the holder of the applicable valid rating. |
| (6) | An applicant for designation as a DFE Ill (Helicopter) must meet the following additional requirements— |
| (a) | hold at least a valid CPL (Helicopter) with a current night rating and a valid Grade II flight instructor rating; |
| (b) | have accumulated, in helicopters, not less than 1 000 flying hours, of which at least— |
| (i) | 50 hours must be accumulated at night; and |
| (ii) | 250 hours must be flight instruction time. |
| (7) | An applicant for designation as DFE II (Helicopter) must meet the following additional requirements— |
| (a) | hold at least a valid CPL (Helicopter) with a current night rating and a Grade I flight instructor rating; |
| (b) | have accumulated, in helicopters not less than 2 000 flying hours, of which at least 500 hours must be flight instruction time. |
| (8) | A DFE II (Helicopter), who requires authorisation to act as examiner for the issue, validation, conversion or re-issue of any of the following ratings— |
| (b) | type rating for single-engine turbine helicopters; |
| (c) | type rating for a helicopter with a MCM in excess of 3 175 kg; |
| (f) | instrument rating; and |
| (g) | flight instructor rating, |
must meet the applicable experience requirements as prescribed for a DFE I (Helicopter).
| (9) | An applicant for designation as a DFE I (Helicopter) must meet the following additional requirements— |
| (a) | hold a valid ATPL (Helicopter) with a valid instrument rating and a valid Grade I flight instructor rating; |
| (b) | have accumulated, in helicopters, not less than 3 000 flying hours, of which at least— |
| (i) | 500 hours must be accumulated in multi-engine helicopters; |
| (ii) | 300 hours must be accumulated in a multi-crew environment |
| (iii) | 100 hours must be instrument flight time; and |
| (iv) | 1 000 hours must be flight instruction time, of which at least— |
| (aa) | 100 hours must be flight instruction time on multi-engine helicopters; |
| (bb) | 50 hours must be instrument flight instruction time; and |
| (cc) | 50 hours must be flight instruction time towards a flight instructor rating. |
| (10) | An applicant for authorisation to act as examiner in a skills test or a proficiency check in respect of a helicopter sea rating, a helicopter agricultural pilot rating, a helicopter sling load rating, a helicopter winching rating, or a helicopter game or livestock cull rating, must be the holder of the applicable valid rating. |
| (11) | An applicant for designation as a DFE I and II (Aeroplane or Helicopter) must, prior to conducting a skills test in a FSTD, have conducted a similar test under the supervision of a DFE who has experience at examining skills tests in an FSTD. |
