FFF you are referring to JAR FCL 1 amendment 5 for which the CAA has not adopted yet, amendment 3 is still current (as the ANO refers to this one).
Back to the main question.
Once CPL and IR are obtained within initial 36 months, the ATPLs are valid for 7 years from the expiry of the IR. Say you dont renew for 6 years, when you do renew you get another 7 years from expiry of that new IR validity.
Now say you dont get the IR only the CPL. You have 2 options.
1) just do IR exams again for which there are 7-but doing these does not reinstate your ATPL theory, so if you want to upgrade to ATPL you wont be able to.
2) do all ATPL exams again and get 36 months initially to get IR, and once obtained you get 7 years again.
HB
Last edited by Hour Builder; 17th Feb 2007 at 12:43.