PART66 (JAR66).B.200 Examination by the competent authority

(a)     All examination questions shall be kept in a secure manner prior to an examination, to ensure that candidates will not know which particular questions will form the basis of the examination. The competent authority shall nominate those persons who control the questions to be used for each examination.

(b)     The competent authority shall appoint examiners who shall be present during all examinations to ensure the integrity of the examination.

(c)     Basic examinations shall follow the standard specified in Appendix I and II to this Part.

(d)     Type examinations must follow the standard specified in Appendix III to this Part.

(e)     New essay questions shall be raised at least every six months and used questions withdrawn or rested from use. A record of the questions used shall be retained in the records for reference.

(f)      All examination papers shall be handed out at the start of the examination to the candidate and handed back to the examiner at the end of the allotted examination time period. No examination paper may be removed from the examination room during the allotted examination time period.

(g)     Apart from specific documentation needed for type examinations, only the examination paper may be available to the candidate during the examination.

(h)     Examination candidates shall be separated from each other so that they cannot read each other's examination papers. They may not speak to any person other than the examiner.

(i)       Candidates who are proven to be cheating shall be banned from taking any further examination within 12 months of the date of the examination in which they were found cheating.