The JAR five yearly renewal amounts to nothing other than a five yearly tax take. There is no reason whatsoever for a licence to be renewed when it is only valid if accompanied by a current medical or rating, other than for revenue raising puposes for the bureaucrats who invent all this cr*p
That is quite an interesting reply from The CAA, although whether the CAA licence will continue to be recognised in the rest of europe is arguably another matter, even if the licence is fully ICAO compliant.
An SEP rating is valid for two years, not three.
(Edit.Contact Tower beat me to it.
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