Which agencies typically set the standards for type rating training and testing in the United States and Europe?

• A. FAA and EASA
• B. FAA and ICAO
• C. CAA and EASA
• D. Transport Canada and FAA

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that type-rating training standards are defined by the authority in charge of that region. In the United States, the FAA sets the requirements for obtaining and testing a type rating, including the approved training, syllabus, simulator hours, and the knowledge and flight tests. In Europe, EASA does the same across its member states, establishing the standards pilots must meet to earn and hold a type rating. ICAO provides international guidance and a harmonized framework, but the actual training and testing standards you’ll follow in the US or Europe come from the FAA and EASA. Other agencies like those in Canada or the UK (post-Brexit) operate within their own jurisdictions and aren’t the typical pair for US-Europe type-rating standards.