Unfortuneately Doc, this is a typically Britsh thing. We British think we have the best systems, the best A/C licensing system, the best car manufacturing system, the best shipbuilding industry, the best health system and the like because we are British and we don't like anything foreign. There is a mentality that if you don't have an CAA A&C or an approval from some gash outfit, you no nothing about aircraft. An ICAO 2 (ref the other ongoing thread) is OK around the world but only an A&C will do in the UK. Fortuneately I have both, so the world is available. Having said that I found plenty of work with an ICAO 2 but there is not much about for A&C licence, probably due to the lack of avionic knowledge normally associated with the UK CAA A&C Licensed Eng.