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The surveillance process

The surveillance process is a single-stage assessment of the licence holder’s current competence, carried out by a Competence Assessor approved to assess the licence category in question. In order to facilitate the process the licence holder is first asked to carry out a self assessment using the current Competence Assessment Checklist. This is followed by an examination of the licence holder’s logbook work experience record and an interview with the licence holder by the Competence Assessor. A record of the surveillance check is made on the Competence Assessment Checklist and if satisfactory, a recommendation is made to the IRSE to re-validate the licence for a further 5 years. If the surveillance is unsatisfactory, for example because of lack of evidence in the logbook, then a full workplace and competence assessment must be undertaken as if it was an initial licence application.

Year 0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Initial Assessment					Surveillance					Renewal
	Annual review of logbook by Supervisor/Line manager					Annual review of logbook by Supervisor/Line manager
Workplace assessor carries out initial assessment and completes the Competence Assessment Checklist. If satisfactory then this is followed by Independent Assessment by the Competence Assessor Completed Competence Assessment Checklist sent in to IRSE. The IRSE issues the licence indicating that surveillance is required in 5 years time	Licence holder required to keep up to date logbook showing the licensable work they have carried out. (witness testimonies, failure forms, records of competence checks for specific equipment etc) Annual reviews of logbook to be signed and dated by supervisor/line manager				Competence Assessor carries out surveillance by reviewing the logbook entries, confirming their authenticity, interviewing the licence holder and completing the Competence Assessment Checklist for latest issue of the licence category Licence & Competence Assessment Checklist returned to IRSE. The IRSE revalidates licence for further 5 years	Licence holder required to keep up to date logbook showing the licensable work they have carried out. (witness testimonies, failure forms, records of competence checks for specific equipment etc) Annual reviews of logbook to be signed and dated by supervisor/line manager				Workplace assessment required which may take account of evidence in logbook and satisfactory logbook reviews. Followed by Independent Assessment by Competence Assessor Licence and completed Competence Assessment Checklist returned to IRSE. The IRSE issues new licence with surveillance date 5 years on