Thank you for that, Beagle - very clear.
I do wonder if there is a way into the JAA PPL + UK IMCR route for a holder of an ICAO CPL or ATPL...
There used to be a route into the JAA Class 1 medical system, for an ICAO Class 1 holder with an ICAO CPL/ATPL, whereby you got in using the renewal (not initial) limits, but the CAA quietly pulled this last December, coincidentally ?? weeks after it got some publicity on pprune.