Thanks all, but I'm still slightly confused (it doesn't take much
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The chap's specific situation:
His PPL(A) expires on 6/July/10 and the associated SEPL rating expires 16/June/10. His NPPL was issued in March/2003 and the associated SSEA rating expired in March/2004. He does not have a JAA medical. He has not yet met all the renewal experience requirements.
Whopity said "On the basis of a valid SEP rating all he needs is to have done his hour with an Instructor and 12 hours experience in the last 24 months. No need for a test. ..." but to my simple brain, if the NPPL rating has lapsed it needs renewing and renewal needs a test (unless he can successfully appeal to the CAA with the one-off logic of his case, as suggested by BEagle). I bounced this off another local examiner who agreed with me that an NPPL GST was needed.
HFD