JAR-FCL 1.335 reads:
Before being permitted to begin an approved course of training for a FI(A) rating an applicant shall have:
(a) completed at least 200 hours of flight time of which at least 100 hours shall be as pilot-in-command if holding an ATPL(A) or CPL(A) or 150 hours as pilot-in-command if holding a PPL(A);
(b) met the knowledge requirements for a CPL(A) as set out in AMC FCL 1.470(b);
(c) completed at least 30 hours on single-engine piston powered aeroplanes of which at least five hours shall have been completed during the six months preceding the pre-entry flight test set out at (f) below;
(d) received at least 10 hours instrument flight instruction of which not more than five hours may be instrument ground time in a flight procedures trainer or a flight simulator;
(e) completed at least 20 hours of cross-country flight as pilot-in-command, including a flight totalling not less that 540 km (300 nm) in the course of which full stop landings at two different aerodromes shall be made; and
(f) passed a specific pre-entry flight test with an FI qualified as in JAR–FCL 1.330(f) based upon the proficiency check as set out in Appendix 3 to 1.240 within the six months preceding the start of the course. The flight test will assess the ability of the applicant to undertake the course.
Note para (b) - You must have passed the CPL exams before commencing the course.
[This message has been edited by watford (edited 22 March 2000).]
[This message has been edited by watford (edited 22 March 2000).]