Appendix VIII F1

The standardisation basis for examinations related to the Appendix VII basic knowledge requirements shall be as follows:

1. (i)

   all examinations must be carried out using the multiple-choice question format as specified in point (ii). The incorrect alternatives must seem equally plausible to anyone ignorant of the subject. All of the alternatives should be clearly related to the question and of similar vocabulary, grammatical construction and length. In numerical questions, the incorrect answers should correspond to procedural errors such as corrections applied in the wrong sense or incorrect unit conversions: they must not be mere random numbers;

2. (ii)

   each multiple-choice question must have three alternative answers of which only one must be the correct answer and the candidate must be allowed a time per module which is based upon a nominal average of 75 seconds per question;

3. (iii)

   the pass mark for each module is 75 %;

4. (iv)

   penalty marking (negative points for failed questions) is not to be used;

5. (v)

   the level of knowledge required in the questions must be proportionate to the level of technology of the aircraft categoryF2;

6. (vi)

   subject to point (vii), a failed module may not be retaken for at least 90 days from the date of the failed module examination;

7. (vii)

   in cases where an organisation approved in accordance with Annex IV (Part-147), or in accordance with Annex Vd (Part CAO) for balloons or sailplanes only, conducts a course of training tailored to the failed subjects in the particular module, the failed module may then be re-taken after 30 days, provided that where the organisation is approved in accordance with Annex Vd (Part CAO) for balloons or sailplanes it must hold the maintenance and continuing airworthiness management privileges together with an approval from the CAA to conduct the course of tailored training;

8. (viii)

   the time periods prescribed by point 66.A.25 apply to each individual module examination, with the exception of those module examinations which were passed as part of another category licence where the licence has already been issued;

9. (ix)

   the maximum number of consecutive attempts for each examination is three in a 12-month rolling period.

The number of questions per module shall be as follows:

1. (i)

   module 1L ‘Basic knowledge’: 12 questions. Time allowed: 15 minutes;

2. (ii)

   module 2L ‘Human factors’: 8 questions. Time allowed: 10 minutes;

3. (iii)

   module 3L ‘Aviation legislation’: 24 questions. Time allowed: 30 minutes;

4. (iv)

   module 4L ‘Airframe wooden/metal tube and fabric’: 32 questions. Time allowed: 40 minutes;

5. (v)

   module 5L ‘Airframe composite’: 32 questions. Time allowed: 40 minutes;

6. (vi)

   module 6L ‘Airframe metal’: 32 questions. Time allowed: 40 minutes;

7. (vii)

   module 7L ‘Airframe general’: 64 questions. Time allowed: 80 minutes;

8. (viii)

   module 8L ‘Power plant’: 48 questions. Time allowed: 60 minutes;

9. (ix)

   module 9L ‘Balloon/Airship hot air’: 36 questions. Time allowed: 45 minutes;

10. (x)

    module 10L ‘Balloon/Airship gas (free/tethered)’: 40 questions. Time allowed: 50 minutes;

11. (xi)

    module 11L ‘Airships hot air/gas’: 36 questions. Time allowed: 45 minutes;

12. (xii)

    Module 12L ‘Radio Com/ELT/transponder/instruments’: 16 questions. Time allowed 20 minutes.