.. .. .. and the night rating?
Or am I talking c$$p?
The Night Qualification is not a national rating.
The UK requires all night flight to be IFR or SVFR. JAR-FCL permits non-IR holders to fly IFR in such a case subject to airspace limitations i.e. outside controlled airspace..........which is exactly what the UK situation is.
The debate there is if the UK is right to have such a limitation.
Perhaps EASA will agree but change the wording to something along the lines of "VFR flights at night will also comply with the IFR rules".
Regards,
DFC