You may even get the IR issued no problems then when it comes to get an ATPL issued there is a problem.
Very good point, I didn’t think of that!
Someone could easily pass all 14 exams in the UK, obtain a Spanish CPL ME/IR (‘frozen ATPL’) and find a job say at Vueling or Volotea... Great you might say; however few years down the line (say in 3-4 years time), on achieving all the required hours/experience to apply for the full ATPL (to ‘unfreeze’ it), the 14 theoretical exams done in the UK
may no longer be valid because as of 30th March 2019
would be a third party Country?!
I hope to be wrong because this could literally shaft many...
Some schools already have arrangements outside UK.....
Indeed! For example CAE Oxford have arrangements so that their students can obtain a licence issued by the UK CAA or Belgian CAA or Spanish Authority. No doubts the other ‘big 2’ have got a similar way out