Both sides of the story!
Removal of No Applied Instrument
Restriction
a. Hold either a valid single pilot, Instrument Rating
(IR(A)) or Instrument Meteorological Conditions
(IMC) Rating.
b. Hold a valid FI(A) with Supervisory Restriction
removed.
c. Have flown at least 200 hours flight time in
accordance with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), of
which up to 50 hours may be instrument ground
time in an approved flight simulator or FNPT II.
Where pilots have recorded flight by sole
reference to instruments and not under IFR then
1 hour of flight by sole reference to instruments
may be counted as 4 hours flight by IFR. Where
pilots wish solely to instruct for the IMC Rating a
reduced experience level of 10 hours flight time
by sole reference to instruments is applicable
and;
d. Complete an approved course comprising at
least 5 hours dual flight training on instruments in
an aeroplane, flight simulator or FNPT 2 and 10
hours of theoretical training. All training to be
conducted by FIC Instructor qualified to conduct
instrument training at an approved FIC FTO.
e. Pass the relevant elements of a FI Skill Test in a
single pilot aeroplane with a suitably qualified
FIE(A).
In addition, for the issue of an IR(A) multi-engine
aeroplanes the instructor shall meet the
requirements of JAR-FCL 1.380(a) (see Section
H3.3)