You must be specifically conducting your command training sitting in the left hand seat , with a c& t or training captain in the right, to be able to log ICUS.
That is not correct!
From the regs:
5.40 Pilot acting in command under supervision
(1) A person may fly an aircraft as pilot acting in command under supervision
only if:
(a) the person holds:
(i) a commercial pilot licence or an air transport pilot licence;
or
(ii) a certificate of validation that has effect as if it were a commercial
pilot licence or an air transport pilot licence; and
(b) the person holds an aircraft endorsement that authorizes him or her to fly
the aircraft as pilot in command; and
(c) if the person proposes to carry out an activity for which a flight crew
rating, or grade of flight crew rating, that permits him or her to carry out
that activity as pilot in command of the aircraft concerned; and
(d) the person is the co-pilot of the aircraft; and
(e) the operator of the aircraft permits the person to fly the aircraft as pilot
acting in command under supervision; and
(f) the pilot in command of the aircraft is appointed for the purpose by the
operator of the aircraft.
So in order to log ICUS in a Metro for example, the pilot acting in command under supervision needs as a minimum:
1) A fresh CPL
2) A command endorsement
3) A MECIR
4) To be rostered to conduct the flight acting in command under supervision.
An operator may impose additional restrictions i.e. only training/ check captains allowed to supervise ICUS pilots etc. However, this is not required by the regs.