List of Flight Crew Standards Documents

These Standards Documents provide guidance for a wide range of CAA approved flying training activities. The only mandatory requirements are found in the Air Navigation Order (2009) and JAR-FCL.

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Individual Publications
Reference Title Status as at Date
Flight Examiners Handbook Flight Examiners' Handbook (Aeroplanes & Helicopters) 2016 Current 26 September 2016
Standards Document 01 (A) Notes for the Guidance of Examiners and Applicants taking the Initial Instrument Rating Skill Test and the En Route Instrument Rating Skill Test (Aeroplanes) Current 28 November 2014
Standards Document 01(H) Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the Initial Instrument Rating Skill Test (Helicopters) Current 9 January 2013
Standards Document 03 Notes for the Guidance of Examiners and Applicants taking the CPL Skill Test (Aeroplanes) Current 14 September 2012
Standards Document 03(H) Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the CPL Skill Test (Helicopters) Current 15 March 2019
Standards Document 04 Requirements for Radiotelephony (RTF) Examiners Current 10 October 2012
Standards Document 07 (A/H) Aeroplanes and Helicopters for use on CPL and IR Skill Tests Current 7 September 2012
Standards Document 10 (A) Guidance for: Instructors, Instructor Trainers and Authorised Flight Instructor Examiners (FIE). (Aeroplanes) Assessment of Compentence for Instructor Certification Current 28 November 2014
Standards Document 10 (H) Authorised Flight Instructor Examiners (Helicopters) Instructors undergoing Assessment of Competence Current 7 June 2017
Standards Document 11 Provision and Conduct of Ground Examinations for the Private Pilot Licence Aeroplanes & Helicopters
Review Comment: This is the newly updated version of the document withdrawn on 11/07/2016 		Current 16 November 2017
Standards Document 14 (A) Class, Type and Instrument Rating Skill Tests and Proficiency Checks (Excluding single-pilot high performance complex Aeroplanes) Current 28 November 2014
Standards Document 14 (H) Single Pilot Helicopter Examiners for conduct of: Type & Instrument Rating Skills Test, Proficiency Checks & Operator Proficiency Checks Current 11 January 2017
Standards Document 18 Notes for the qualification & approval of Flight Navigation Procedures Trainers & Basic Instrument Training Devices Current 11 January 2013
Standards Document 19 (A) Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the PPL Skill Test (Aeroplanes) Current 14 September 2012
Standards Document 19(H) Notes for the Guidance of Applicants taking the PPL Skill Test (Helicopters) Current 15 March 2019
Standards Document 21 Policy and Guidance for Examiners (Single Pilot Aircraft) Current July 2019
Standards Document 22 Policy and Guidance for Senior Examiners for Single Pilot Aircraft (excluding single pilot high performance complex aircraft) Current April 2019
Standards Document 24(A) Policy and Guidance for Examiners: Multi-Pilot Aeroplanes (MPA) and Single-Pilot High Performance Complex Aeroplanes (SP HPCA) Type Rating Skill Tests and Proficiency Checks using SRG1158 Schedule
Review Comment: Issue 5 is a complete re-issue incorporating current and new policies and procedures 		Current 28 June 2018
Standards Document 25 (A) Notes for the guidance of applicants taking the Initial Skill Test or revalidating the Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating (Aeroplanes) Current 25 June 2008
Standards Document 29 Guidance on the requirements for the training and testing of Human Factors for Flightcrew under EASA Part ORO and EASA Part FCL. Current 19 July 2019
Standards Document 30 - Withdrawn 8/4/2019 UK CAA Registered Training Facilities PPL Aeroplanes and Helicopters - Withdrawn 8/4/2019 Current June 2018
Standards Document 31 Organisations Conducting Approved Courses of Flight and Ground Training Current 2 December 2019
Standards Document 40 In association with the British Balloon and Airship Club: Authorisation of Balloon and Airship Examiners Current 12 April 2010
Standards Document 41 (A) Instructions and procedures for type rating examiner aeroplane & helicopter and synthetic flight examiner aeroplane & helicopter standardisation course providers Current 4 July 2019
Standards Document 43 Instructions and Procedures for Type Rating Instructor (Aeroplane), Synthetic Flight Instructor (Aeroplane) and Type Rating Instructor (High Performance Complex Aeroplanes) Course Providers Current 14 September 2012
Standards Document 44 Gyroplane Licensing Current 1 July 2019
Standards Document 55 Guidance Criteria for the Approval of Training Organisations Offering Courses of Training for Pilots Licences, Ratings and Certificates Current 3 October 2013
Standards Document 69 Superseeded by Standard Document 28: http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=9151 Current 1 August 2016
Standards Document 80 Alternative Training and Qualification Programme (ATQP) Current 11 July 2013