OK - but it's still not terribly clear. If you don't have a type rating....
Applicants for Part–FCL licences already holding at least an equivalent
licence, rating or certificate issued in accordance with Annex 1 to the
Chicago Convention by a third country shall comply with all the requirements
of Annex I to this Regulation, except that the requirements of course
duration, number of lessons and specific training hours may be reduced.
[our training manual says 400 hours]
The credit given to the applicant shall be determined by the Member State to
which the pilot applies on the basis of a recommendation from an approved
training organisation.
A holder of an
ICAO CPL seeking to convert to an equivalent Part-
FCL licence must comply with all the requirements of Part-FCL. They may have their
training course requirements reduced as per 1(2); but they must pass the Part-FCL
CPL theoretical knowledge exams and pass the Part-FCL Skill test as set out in
Appendix 9.
Applicants who wish to attempt the ATPL(A)
examinations must undertake the
full 650 hour course of approved theoretical
knowledge instruction and pass all Part-FCL ATPL(A) examinations.
This is from the UK CAA website:
You need to be in current flying practice on your ICAO ATPL, medical and multi pilot rating and meet the experience requirements under Article 8.4 and Annex I, Part F, Article FCL 510A (b) and H (b).
There are no credits available if the rating you are using to convert on your 3rd country ICAO licence has expired, even just for a day. If the rating has expired, you should renew it.
You will need to complete all of the theoretical examinations, but are exempt the ground training course as an ICAO ATPL holder in current flying practice.
Theoretical
Full credit towards the requirement to complete a training course prior to undertaking the theoretical knowledge examinations
may be available if you hold:
- a current and valid ATPL issued by or on behalf of a third country that is ICAO compliant (see Annex 1 to the Chicago Convention).
- a validating medical for your third country licence.
- a valid multi pilot type rating on your third country licence for the same type of aircraft that will be used for the ATPL skill test (an EASA approved multi-pilot type).