I can understand qualified drivers not having to take some of the tests that they've already done before..
Just as an aside however.. A good friend of mine is a Captain with a major airline, and he has to undertake reassessments on a 6 monthly basis (and that's just to remain in his current post).. now I'm not exactly espousing that but you get the idea, or do TOC's already employ this kind of regular reassessment?
However from what I can gather having read some posts on this thread.. in this particular case aren't these current online 'checking' tests generally different to what most qualified's have taken before? (probably purely to whittle down the numbers is my guess?).
If that is the case then surely everyone should be measured by the same yardstick at this point? The real 'aptitude' tests that most qualified's will have already taken (and probably should be able to skip) come in the next stage don't they?
I imagine there's a good deal of people who even with this online test will 'pass' but won't make the cut simply because of the sheer number of people taking it and in all likelihood the bar will be set high because of those numbers.
Right or wrong, I'm imagining they're only going to take through the top x% no matter what the actual pass mark is.. I could of course be wide of the mark, but if not I feel as it appears to be more of a numbers game than anything else at this point, then everyone should be on the same playing field.