Keef.
A little late but just hooked onto this thread and wish to take you to task.
<CAA IMC Rating Examiners will sign off anybody, so the rating is meaningless.>
Don't think so, old chap!
I,for one,would never allow a candidate through if, particularly, he couldn't demonstrate a well-flown, well thought out precision approach.
I would also wish to see proof that most of the other types of approach had been signed off in the logbook too.
This is because the IMC Rating is designed as a "safety net"; a means of getting down if you have run,unintentionally,into a little more than you expected.
After all, what's the point of letting a guy/gal loose, with misplaced confidence, when we are the ones who would have to live with it in the event of a future accident.
Give us a bit of credit.
Fly Navy.(then you'll know what weather is!)
Good luck, Sleeve.