Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations for Flight Instruction and Personnel Licensing
The regulatory frame
This domain tests the Nig. CARs Part 2 rules that make instruction legal: personnel licensing, flight instructor ratings, student pilot licensing, medical validity, logbooks, and training records. The NCAA issues licences and ratings; an instructor may not exercise privileges without a valid licence, appropriate rating, current medical, and recent experience. Instruction must follow an approved syllabus, and solo flights require an instructor endorsement and a valid student pilot licence.
Core rules
- A flight instructor rating is a rating on a pilot licence, not a separate licence. It carries aeroplane or helicopter privileges and may be limited by class or type.
- Before solo, the student needs a student pilot licence, a valid medical, a pre-solo knowledge check, and a specific endorsement for the aircraft and route.
- Log dual instruction accurately: date, aircraft type, duration, lesson, and instructor signature. The student logs dual; the instructor logs the instructional time as required by Part 2.
- Do not instruct in instrument conditions, or on a type, unless you hold the relevant qualification.
- Keep training records and progress checks; they are evidence of eligibility for the skill test.
Worked example
An applicant for an aeroplane flight instructor rating presents 180 hours total time. Under the Part 2 schedule, the applicant normally needs at least 200 hours total, including 100 hours PIC, plus cross-country and instrument time, before the skill test. The correct action is not to “sign off” the missing hours. The applicant must build the shortfall and provide a logbook that shows the required categories. The reasoning is that the rating is competency- and experience-based; the examiner verifies both the logbook and the flight test.
Traps
Treating a CPL as authority to instruct; allowing solo without a valid medical or endorsement; logging instructional time without signatures; and assuming a rating remains valid without checking medical and recency.