Originally Posted by
Northernstar
At least 1 former North Sea pilot was mandated to be given a VFR only type rating for a multi crew IFR operation on that exact premise when contracting. Not helped by being charged for his type renewal no doubt, at over double the normal rate for the airframe. Is a charity allowed to overcharge temporary staff for the privilege to work for them?
Then quite legitimate to fly a flight SP IFR if the organisation have approval for SP operations, and the pilots SP qualified and recent. It makes sense if they are a 99% VFR operation (which I believe they are reading between the lines who you refer to) not to spend the extra money on a qualification for a pilot which they won’t use. Also, if it is who I think - only 50% of their aircraft are permitted to be flown MP IFR, with the other 50% SP IFR only due to their equipment installation.