Hi Long Final,
You didn't mention who you'll be flying for nor the catagory of operation so forgive me if this is something you already know. For commercial ops in Europe, you'll need a full type rating to operate even a "N" registered aircraft. I'm not sure about private operations. What I'm getting at is it's worth investigating that you can get away with only a SIC check as others have fallen foul of this in the past.
Good luck
Chips