BEagle,
I really am surprised.
A person who obtains any licence or medical or approval such as examiner from the caa will be given a CAA reference number. That reference number stays with them for ever and links all their dealings with the caa. It is their "file" number within which records of medical, licences, ratings and approvals etc can be checked.
To say that a PPL becomes "suspended" when one gets a CPL or ATPL is utter tosh.
Please tell me where a microlight rating can be added to a JAR CPL or ATPL?
A perswon's PPL and CPL do not have the same licence number. They are separate independent licenses with their own numbers. What is common is the CAA reference number (explained above) which makes up part of the licence number.
I am surprised that you never noticed that PPLs begin UK/PP/ and CPLs begin UK/CP/ etc
You said;
But an 'R' examiner is also an 'R' instructor!
What?
Is this some imposter posing as BEagle?
There is no such thing as an 'R' instructor.
There are people authorised bu the CAA to sign off ratings in licenses who have never been any form of instructor. As I said I know of at least one and that one will probably never be an instructor. They are authorised to sign the page in your licence - a simple admin matter requiring an honest ability to do a simple admin task according to the standards document.
Once again I am so surprised at some of the comments that I think someone has managed to become a BEagle imposter!
Regards,
DFC