CFI WRONGLY ENDORSED HIS STUDENT FOR THE CFI PRACTICAL.

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ON SEP/XX/98; ASSUMING THAT IN ORDER TO ENDORSE AN APPLICANT FOR THE INITIAL CFI PRACTICAL TEST; I NEEDED TO HAVE EITHER 200 HRS AS A CFI (DUAL GIVEN) AND BE A CFI FOR AT LEAST 24 MONTHS OR 400 HRS DUAL GIVEN REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG I'VE BEEN A CFI; I ENDORSED MR X FOR HIS INITIAL CFI PRACTICAL TEST WITHOUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS TO DO SO. I HAVE +1000 HRS DUAL GIVEN; BUT I'VE BEEN A CFI FOR ONLY 12 MONTHS AND I'VE WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT I MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF 61.195(H)(3)(II). TODAY (OCT/XX/98) DURING A CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR ABOUT THE SUBJECT; I WAS TOLD THAT NOT ONLY I NEED 400 HRS DUAL GIVEN; BUT ALSO I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO SERVE AS A CFI IN AN FAA-APPROVED COURSE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CFI RATING. LIKE I SAID; EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MORE THAN 1000 HRS DUAL GIVEN; I HAVE NOT SERVED AS A CFI IN AN FAA-APPROVED COURSE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CFI RATING. IN CONCLUSION; I'VE ENDORSED AN INITIAL CFI APPLICANT WITHOUT FULLY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF 61.195(H). I'VE DONE THAT WITHOUT INTENTION DUE TO POOR INTERP OF THE APPROPRIATE FARS.