Type Instructor TRI & SFI

 The structure and the content of the TRI course as well as the SFI training courses are the same. The training is phased into 3 phases. Phase 1 is focused on the Teaching and learning module lasting 25 hours. The training is followed by the simulator training as well as the technical training (briefings and debriefings) completmentary to the simulator training. These 2 phases are lasting 10 hours each and the training is distributed around the type-specific teaching.
The TRI course and SFI training courses culminates into the Instructor Assessment of competence done by the Type Rating Examiner or Synthetic Flight Examiner for the specific aeroplane type.
Don't be confused with the SFI or TRI. At the very begining of the type instructor career the privileges of SFI and TRI are the same. To simply explain the privileges, we can say that TRI is a type instructor with the real and recent experience with flying in the particular aeroplane type, while the SFI does not need to hold the medical certificate and he might not been flying the type in the real life at all.

 The natural progress in the TRI or SFI pathway is to obtain the privileges to teach new type rating instructors or synthetic flight instructors. To obtain this privileges to your TRI or SFI, you need to complete at least 50 hours as TRI or SFI instructor and to demonstrate your instructor competences to teach the TRI or SFI courses to the head of training of the particular flight school. The privileges to teach towards the TRI or SFI is therefore restricted to the particular flight school.
Due to this reason, the TRI or SFI has to be linked with some pilot training organisation to provide the typerating trainings.

One of the differences between TRI and SFI privileges is that Type Rating Instructor can also provide the trianings in the real aeroplane, while SFI must not. The type rating instructor can fly the first line-training sectors past the zero flight total time typerating - to the pilots with previous experience not needing the landing training. The TRI LIFUS privileges also means that the TRI can provide the line flying under supervision or supervised operational experience as a part of the operator conversion course or captain's upgrades.
To extend the TRI to LIFUS, the additional training is required. The training has to be completed in both - the simulator to practice the intervention maneouvers as well as to demonstrate the LIFUS competences to the senior TRI during the real-life route sector.

 One of the special privileges of the TRI which does not apply to the SFI is the landing training privileges. The TRI for landing training authorizes an instructor to provide the so-called base training. The landing training is the training required upon the completion of the initial type rating training and depending on the previous experience of the trainee he needs to complete at lest 4 to 6 landings in the new type. This training can only be provided by the TRI with landing training privileges.

The highest privileges on the type instructor pathway is to become a Senior type examiner. The privileges are to provide the training and the assessment of competence for initial obtain, revalidation, renewal and extension of Type Rating Examiner or Synthetic Flight Examiner certificates. Senior Examiner nomination and certification lies on the competent authority and in most of the cases it is nationally-regulated. 
Unlike the TRI or SFI certificate, it is not possible to claim to become a Senior type examiner despite you might be a long time TRI or TRE. Appointment is subject of acceptance by the competent authority. It usually requires to complete certain amount of years as a type examiner with the competent authority as well as to complete certain minimum amount of exams in the role of the Type Rating Examiner or Synthetic Flight Examiner.