I will eat my hat BillieBob, so will my Fleet manager and the girl from CAA FCL department who told me when i rang to check.
Pre-requisite conditions for training
An applicant for the first type rating for a MPA shall
provide evidence that the following requirements have
been met:-
a) have completed at least 100 hours as
pilot-in-command of aeroplanes;
b) have a valid multi-engine Instrument Rating
(Aeroplanes) within the last 5 years from the date
of expiry of the rating. This is only a requirement for
an initial MPA type rating and not subsequent type
ratings;
c) hold a certificate of satisfactory completion of a
multi-crew co-operation (MCC) course (this
requirement is not applicable to those who have
attended a TRTO course which includes MCC).
For full details on the MCC Course and MCC
credits can be found at Section F10.
d) have passed the professional flight crew
examinations at ATPL level.
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