Originally Posted by
Daysleeper
The UK CAA might accept them and say the EU reference is “cosmetic”... but their statement failed to mention that other States agreed with them.
If the presence of EU references on UK-issued documents somehow invalidates those documents post-brexit, then every current UK passport also becomes invalid - just the first example that comes to mind. History suggests that won't happen - we didn't, for example, re-issue passports when we joined the EEC nor when the EEC became the EU (and at that time passport had EEC references on) - but then there is no exact historical precedent for brexit.
So, yes, it would be good if this could be clarified with the other states - unfortunately it appears that the EU commission objects to the UK doing that and instructs other states not to answer. Similarly EASA is apparently barred from talking to the CAA. Maybe you could get an answer from the commission...
I wouldn’t want to be the first to present an ex-easa ATPL on a ramp check outside the UK post-brexit.
That's the real issue isn't it - who wants to be the test case, free six month stay in a foreign jail not of your choice (I hear Greece is really nice...) included (or however long it takes for the governments to start talking again).