EASA Module 7 exam-day guide
EASA Module 7 · Prepare for the day ahead.
Your checklist
Valid photo ID
Bring the original document (passport or national ID card) whose name exactly matches your exam booking. Photocopies and expired documents are normally refused. Confirm with the provider which forms of ID it accepts and whether a second form is required.
Booking / admission confirmation
Have your confirmation email or candidate number ready, printed and also available on your phone, in case reception asks for it before you store the phone.
Approved calculator
Module 7 includes numerical content (torque, tolerances, pressure/force, electrical units), so check whether a calculator is permitted and which types are allowed. Many providers ban programmable or memory-capable models and may supply one instead. Confirm the exact rule and permitted model list with the provider (needs_review).
Pens and pencils
Take two black or blue pens and at least one HB pencil plus eraser and sharpener. Whether the answer sheet must be completed in pencil depends on the provider's marking system, so confirm in advance (needs_review).
Know the format of the sitting
Establish before the day whether your Module 7 assessment is a multiple-choice knowledge examination, a computer-based test, or includes a practical/skills element with workshop tasks. The equipment and clothing you need differ completely between these. Confirm with the provider (needs_review).
Route, arrival time and parking
Check the venue, the entrance to use, transport times and parking, and the arrival/registration time stated in your joining instructions. Aim to be at the door at least 30 minutes before the published start, and confirm that figure with the provider.
Leave prohibited items behind
Do not bring notes, textbooks, revision cards, smartwatches, fitness bands, earbuds or a switched-on phone into the exam room. Plan where your bag and phone will be stored; many centres provide lockers or a supervised area but do not guarantee it.
Medication and access arrangements
If you need medication, food, extra time or a separate room for a documented reason, this must normally be agreed with the provider in advance, not requested on the day. If you have not already done so, raise it now.
Provider's candidate regulations
Read the exam regulations or candidate handbook issued with your booking: it will state the pass mark applied, the rules on breaks, the resit policy and the validity period of a pass. Confirm any point it does not cover with the provider (needs_review).
Photo of your ID and booking
Keep a photo of your ID and booking reference on your phone as a backup, but do not rely on it as a substitute for the original document.
Plan the day
Stop learning new material. Work through the Module 7 topics you have already covered, concentrating on the areas you consistently get wrong, and confirm the logistics: venue, travel, start time, ID, calculator rule and exam format.
Check with the provider that nothing about your booking has changed (room, time, computer-based versus paper-based, any practical element). Read the candidate regulations once, in full.
Do one timed practice set under exam conditions with no notes, then review only the explanations for questions you got wrong. Do not start a new topic.
Pack your bag: ID, booking confirmation, pens, pencils, eraser, sharpener, approved calculator, water if permitted, medication. Lay out clothes. Confirm your transport and set two alarms.
Stop studying early in the evening, eat normally, avoid alcohol and heavy caffeine, and get a full night's sleep. Cramming overnight costs more in concentration than it gains in recall.
Eat a proper meal, re-check the venue and start time, and leave with a buffer for delays. Read your own one-page summary if you find it reassuring, but do not attempt new material.
Register with your ID, store your phone, watch and bag exactly as instructed, use the toilet before you go in, and take your allotted seat without disturbing others' equipment.
Read the instructions on the paper or screen before you begin, check the number of questions and the time allowed, and write your candidate details where required. Report any missing page, damaged sheet or faulty screen immediately.
Work in passes: answer everything you know first, mark uncertain items, then return to them. On multiple-choice questions read the whole stem and every option before choosing, and watch for 'except', 'not' and 'always'.
If a question needs numerical work, write the formula, substitute units and check the order of magnitude. If you are stuck for more than about a minute, move on and come back.
Check that every question has an answer and that your answers line up with the question numbers. Submit or hand in only when the invigilator instructs, and keep your answer sheet with you until it is collected.
Note which topics you found difficult while it is fresh, and ask the provider when and how results are issued and what the resit arrangements are.
Rules to check
Present original photo ID on request. If your name does not match the booking or the document is expired or a copy, entry may be refused. Confirm the provider's exact policy on ID before the day.
Phones, smartwatches, fitness bands, earbuds and any other electronic device must be switched off and stored as directed. Do not keep any device on your person at the desk.
No books, notes, revision cards, written annotations or unauthorised equipment may be taken to the desk. Anything the provider permits (for example a specified calculator or a formula sheet) must be exactly as issued.
No communication with other candidates once the sitting has begun, and no looking at another candidate's screen or paper. Raise your hand and wait for the invigilator if you need anything.
Ask the invigilator only about administration, faulty equipment or unclear printing, never about the technical content of a question. If a question seems ambiguous, answer it as best you can and note the issue afterwards through the provider's procedure.
Do not assume you may leave the room and return during a timed sitting. Ask the provider in advance whether supervised breaks are allowed, and what happens if you need the toilet mid-examination.
Scoring follows the provider's published scheme; under the EASA Part 66 framework the standard pass mark for a module is 75%, but confirm the figure applied to your sitting, whether there is any negative marking, and the resit and validity rules with the provider.
Any form of malpractice or attempt to gain unfair advantage can result in the sitting being voided and further sanctions under the provider's regulations. If something goes wrong during the test, report it to the invigilator immediately rather than after you leave.