Originally Posted by
Goncalo Goncalves
Is there any way an FSDO can exempt me from having to take that sim time for the ATP-CTP?
Nope. You need the ATP CTP in order to take the ATP written exam. Its daft, but when the regulation was written no one considered foreign multi crew experience, they just gave a 2 year grace period. There is still no multi crew requirement for an ATP certificate.