SET STANDARD · Editorial

Editorial standards

Last updated 4 November 2026

SET STANDARD is a specialist publisher for demanding, high-consequence operations, where preparation makes the difference. Its publications are prepared by people who do the work, and built to one editorial standard (ETS-001). This page explains how we work, how evidence is labelled and what our guides do and do not claim.

1. Who prepares the publications

SET STANDARD publications are prepared by working professionals from the sectors they cover, each one contributing from the operation they know first-hand:

• Airline training professionals with fixed-wing experience in airline operations, simulator training and checking, and pilot selection.
• Helicopter pilots, including crews flying offshore to oil and gas platforms.
• Seaplane pilots with experience on floats and water operations.
• Bush pilots with experience in remote and humanitarian operations.
• Military pilots, who guide how our air-force entry guides are structured and focused.
• Maritime professionals for the merchant navy, superyacht and offshore titles.

What brings them together is the kind of flying and seafaring that leaves little margin for error: selections, check rides and operations where preparation decides the outcome. Every title is then edited to the same SET STANDARD format, so a reader moving from an airline guide to a helicopter or maritime one finds the same structure and the same level of detail. We do not publish personal names of the editorial team.

2. Method

• Primary sources first: the operator’s own careers pages and recruitment material, regulator publications (EASA, FAA, UK CAA, national authorities, IMO/STCW and flag-state material for maritime), manufacturer public information.
• Secondary sources: reputable press and industry publications, used to cross-check, never as the only basis for a volatile claim.
• Candidate reports: experiences shared publicly by candidates; labelled as such and never presented as the operator’s official process.
• Original training material: practice questions, exercises, scenarios and model answers written by SET STANDARD. They are our own training exercises, not the operator’s assessment content.

3. Evidence labels

4. What our guides do — and do not — claim

• They are independent preparation material. They are not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by any operator, authority or manufacturer.
• They do not contain confidential or leaked test content and do not claim access to any operator’s internal selection material.
• They do not guarantee success in any selection.
• They are not official documentation; the operator’s and manufacturer’s documentation always prevails.
• SET STANDARD is not an approved training organisation. Regulated training mentioned on this site is delivered by the partner ATO named in writing with each quote.
• Images on covers and interiors are illustrative and do not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, the operators shown.

5. Dates, editions and updates

Every guide prints its edition, revision and a “current to” date. Recruitment status, fleet and base information change quickly: we revise guides as new information appears, and each new edition carries a new date. Always confirm time-sensitive details with the operator’s official channels before an application or assessment.

6. Specialist input by sector

Contributors share their professional knowledge of the operation; they do not speak for, and are not endorsed by, any operator, air force or authority.

7. Corrections

Found an error or an outdated fact? Write to info@setstandard.es with the title, page and source. Corrections are made in the next revision.

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