Hi Vancouv
I've got my 5 year renewal coming up next year so I thought I'd look up the rules via the CAA site (Safety regulations / personnel licencing section)
The following is copied from LASORS section C5;
(
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?ca...90&pageid=4458)
C5 LICENCE RE-ISSUE
C5.1 LICENCE RE-ISSUE
For a licence to be valid, a pilot must hold a current
medical certificate appropriate to the licence held, and
have a valid aircraft rating.
Note for UK BCPL(A) Holders
The medical certificate required for the re-issue of a UK
BCPL(A) shall be a JAR-FCL Class 1 medical
certificate.
Applicants may apply for the re-issue of a licence within
a period of 60 days prior to the expiry date of the
licence.
Holders of a lifetime UK PPL should note that the
licence itself is un-expiring, but the privileges conferred
by it, and by any ratings in it, may only be exercised
when the licence and the appropriate ratings are valid.
Re-validation or renewal of the appropriate rating(s) is
specified in Section F. Details to revalidate or renew a
FRTOL (if held) are specified in Section B.
A UK National or JAR-FCL Pilot’s Licence will be
re-issued for a further period (5 or 10 year validity as
appropriate to the licence held) subject to meeting the
following:-
1) Hold a medical certificate appropriate to the
licence being re-issued valid for the first day of
issue of the new licence.
2) Have held a valid Certificate of Test, Certificate of
Experience or Certificate of Revalidation for any
type/class rating that has not expired by more than
5 years*.
Regards, Enq.