Cant directly answer your q's but I did look at another route....... A Canadian
rating on either Boeing or Airbus, carried out by a company JAA approved in two, full-member, JAA states. Last year the ratings and test worked out at
approx 8.5k sterling. Add to this 3.5 to 5k for your circuits and away you go, apparently.
At the time 13.5k was a big improvement on 18K in the UK, plus there were possible leads from the circuit detail!!
However, something slightly more inviting came along before I had the chance to test the system.
Good luck!