Potkettleblack,
I do not have any axe to grind with MPL. I too went through the mill getting all the tick's in the box and also can see the possible benifits of such a course.
However to quote Page 215,
JAR–FCL 1.530 Skill
(See Appendices 1 and 2 to
JAR-FCL 1.240 & 1.295)
(See Appendix 1 to JAR-
FCL 1.520 & 1.525)
(a) An applicant for a MPL(A) shall have
demonstrated the skills required for fulfilling all
the competency units specified in Appendix 1 to
JAR-FCL 1.520 & 1.525 as pilot flying and pilot
not flying, to the level required to perform as a
co-pilot of a multi-engine turbine-powered
aeroplane certificated for operation with a
minimum crew of at least two pilots under VFR
and IFR with a degree of competency
appropriate to the privileges granted to the
holder of a MPL(A). An applicant shall take the
skill test as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 to
JAR-FCL 1.240 & 1.295 in the aeroplane type
used on the advanced phase of the MPL(A)
integrated training course.
the bit that concerns me is "perform as a
co-pilot of a multi-engine turbine-powered
aeroplane certificated for operation with a
minimum crew of at least two pilots" etc....
This seems mad going through all of this and only being a copilot.