The Civil Aviation Safety Authority said yesterday that it would approve operators to run Flight Examiner Rating Courses (FERC).
FERCs will train flying instructors to become Flight Examiners or train existing Flight Examiners for further endorsements.
Prior to this, Flight Examiners needed to go through a CASA-delivered FERC, which will still continue as an option.
The new system is expected to address a shortage of examiners that has plagued the general aviation industry since CASA stopped the Aviation Testing Officer (ATO) system with the introduction of CASR Part 61.
"As the FERC is competency-based, operators must ensure their course complies with the Part 61 Manual of Standards," CASA said when announcing the approvals.
"Operators looking to deliver a course need to ensure they have the personnel and processes in place to prepare participants for the role of a flight examiner rating holder."
Operators seeking a FERC approval will need to apply to CASA and provide a copy of their operations manual/exposition that includes instructional, compliance, organisation and quality assurance among other protocols.
CASA has said it will provide cost estimates for assessing approvals, which will need to be covered before the regulator will start assessments.
More in formation on FERCs is on the CASA website.