sigh Here we go again. One must undergo a certain course of study and pass specified exams & flight tests to before one may exercise equivalent privileges in the various jurisdictions. Whether it's called a certificate, a rating, an endorsement, a qualification or a bloody mugwump is irrelevant in the context of this thread. The effect is the same, irrespective of the label used. I'm sure as hell not going to write '...rating/certificate/endorsement (whichever is applicable for the respective jurisdiction)...' every time I need to refer to equivalent qualifications when there's a single word with an appropriate level of meaning.
Now if the thread had been about definitions used in the FAA system compared to those used elsewhere...
Last edited by Tinstaafl; 4th August 2009 at 00:42.