Criteria for EASA Part 147 Examiners Competence & Responsibilities
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Basic Training - Knowledge Examiners
Specialty Knowledge - Knowledge examiners should meet the same criteria as the theoretical instructor of the concerned modules (i.e. examiner for module 11 meets the criteria of instructor module 11)
Pedagogical Skills - completion of a “Train the examiner course” and
Assessment performed and documented by the Training Organisation’s Examination’s Manager (if himself appropriately qualified as knowledge examiner and in accordance with an MTOE procedure).
Other Knowledge - Training to the Organisations procedures (MTOE) addressing examinations and to the Part 66 examination standard.
Type Training – Knowledge Examiners
Specialty Knowledge - Knowledge examiners should meet the same criteria as the theoretical instructor of the concerned elements (ie examiner for navigation meet the criteria of navigation elements instructor)
Pedagogical Skills - completion of a “Train the examiner course” and
Assessment performed and documented by the Training Organisation’s Examination’s Manager (if himself appropriately qualified as knowledge examiner and in accordance with an MTOE procedure).
Other Knowledge - Training to the Organisations procedures (MTOE) addressing examinations and to the Part 66 examination standard.
Specialty Experience - nil
Note - However practical experience in A/C maintenance, design or production activities is advantageous.
Examiner: (AMC PART-147.A.105)
The Examiner is responsible for:
○ The selection of examination questions/papers to be sat, appropriate to the particular phase of the training course.
○ The invigilation of examinations, ensuring that the conditions for examination comply with Annex 111, appendix II (for basic training) or appendix 111, paragraph 3 (for type training).
○ The allocation of examination papers at the beginning of the examination and retrieve them on completion.
○ Marking of the examination papers using acceptable marking standards.
○ All personnel assuming examiners' duties must be qualified/authorized.
Examiners Responsibilities
Examiners are responsible to the Training Manager for:
○ Ensuring that procedures established in this Maintenance Training Organisation Exposition MTOE 1 and Training Procedures are fully complied with.
○ The security of the examination question databank, or examination papers when under his/her control.
○ The selection of the examination questions/papers appropriate to the phase of the training course being examined in accordance with the Training Procedures. Phase examination questions will reflect the course syllabus material, level of instruction and learning objectives.
○ The examination schedule, subjects to be examined and the required number of exam questions per ATA Chapter are detailed in the course syllabus. Examiners are responsible for preparing the necessary phase examination based on the course syllabus.
The number of questions per subject is selected based on the instructional time and the learning objectives.
As general guidance, one question per instructional hour is required for level 3 subjects, if the subject teaching time is less than an hour, then one question per subject should be the minimum.
When subjects are to level 2 or 1, then the learning objectives and subject relevance should be taken into consideration.
Note - The TNA and consequently the course syllabus specify the number of questions per subject.
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