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Instrument Rating Groups

The group of instrument rating issued must correspond to the equipment used for the instrument rating flight test.
Subject to the privileges of the candidate's licence, an instrument rating may be issued valid for:

Group 1 (all aeroplanes) when the flight test was conducted in a multi-engine aeroplane other than a center-thrust multi-engine aeroplane or FSTD;

Group 2 (all center-thrust multi-engine and single engine aeroplanes) when the flight test was conducted in a center-thrust multi-engine aeroplane or FSTD;

Group 3 (all single engine aeroplanes) when the flight test was conducted in a single engine aeroplane or FSTD.

Date modified:
2011-02-23