to NPPL [SSEA] by completing differences training and sending the form and dosh off to NPLG at Turweston
I know this is stated (in a document that pre-dates the change) but differences training is not relevant to aircraft in a different Class! ANO Schedule 3 Part1
Changes were notified on the CAA website.,
Art 69 requires that to operate a specific Class the licence holder must have a valid Certificate of Re-validation, how do you obtain that without a test? Experience only counts if it is obtained whilst holding a valid rating!
69.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the holder of a United Kingdom Licence, a JAR-FCL Licence or a National Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes) is not entitled to exercise the privileges of any rating specified in Section 2 of Part B of Schedule 7 which is included in the licence unless—
(a) the licence includes a certificate of revalidation for the rating; and
(b) the certificate is issued and valid in accordance with Section 3 of Part C of Schedule 7.
Section 3 of Part C of Schedule 7
11.—(1) A certificate of revalidation required by article 69(1) for a SSEA class rating, a microlight class rating or a SLMG class rating must be signed by a person authorised by the CAA to sign certificates of this kind and certify—
(a) the rating to which the certificate relates;
(b) that on a specified date the holder has satisfied the relevant requirements for issue in accordance with Table 1 and Table 2;
(c) the specified date; and
(d) the date on which the period of validity of the certificate expires in accordance with Table 3.
(2) In the case of a certificate of revalidation for a class rating which is being issued on the basis of paragraph 1(b) of Table 2, so that the holder of the licence has satisfied the experience requirements but without having had a flight with an instructor as part of that experience, the person signing the certificate must endorse the certificate “single seat only”.
(3) Such a certificate of revalidation remains valid in accordance with Table 3.
At the CAA's FIE and CPL Examiner Meeting in October 2009, Examiners were told that a C of R is required for all Classes held on an NPPL from 1 July 2009 this requires a Test or Relevant Experience obtained whilst holding a valid rating. This was reiterated in the minutes of that meeting. All Exemptions (ORS4 Series) to the requirement not to hold a valid CofR for each Class were withdrawn on 30 June 2009.