PLEASE NOTE! a CAA policy change on 30 Jan 01 now requires all foreign (ICAO) PPL or CPL holders with an IR rating on their foreign licence to complete a FULL approved training cpourse for a JAA IR. See:
www.srg.caa.co.uk. This means gaining a foreign (e.g. US, Australian, NZ, South African, Canadian) IR will no longer exempt you from completing a FULL JAA IR course - this, therefore, negates the value of such a foreign rating. Only exemption is for foreign ATPL holders with over 500 hours on type of aircraft used for JAR-FCL Skill Test.