It wasn't that bad and I think it has just been taken out without being replaced by anything
As I understand it, this part of the test was left over from the pre-JAR days.
It used to be that a UK CPL gave you automatic IMC-rating privileges.... therefore, it was appropriate to include IMC flying in the test. With JAR, these privileges were removed, but the relevant parts of the test weren't. The changes to the test are simply to bring the test into line with the privileges of the license, and seem to make perfect sense to me.
Personally, I found the IMC part the hardest part of the CPL, despite already having an IMC rating - not the actual flying, but the navigating. Good riddance, I reckon!
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