You might want to peruse these documents :
http://www.jaa.nl/jar/jar/jar/jar.fc...160.165.a4.htm
http://www.jaa.nl/jar/jar/jar/jar.fcl.1.495.htm
The line "The course of theoretical knowledge shall be completed within 18 months. The flight instruction and skill test shall be completed within the period of validity of the pass in the theoretical examinations" hints at what Trainee Pilot is saying. Although it is not very clear from the JAA documents that you must have passed all 14 subjects before you can take the CPL(A) Skills test.
My understanding is that you can take the Skills Test even if you have only passed one of the ground exams. That is now possible since the relaxing of the Partial Pass rule.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">The accepted amendments to the JAR- FCL examination rules are as follows:
1. The existing rule allows candidates to split the fourteen papers into two separate parts. This has been removed and candidates may attempt the papers in any number of parts, may sit papers in any order and may opt for a schedule to meet their own training
course requirements.
2. The abolition of the partial pass rule has already taken place. Similarly, the requirement that all failed papers be taken at the same sitting will also cease.
3. A candidate is required to complete all examination papers within a period of eighteen months, counted from the end of the calendar month when the applicant first attempted an examination. The eighteen months is now the time limit for both ATPL and CPL examinations.</font>
Check this document for further information.
http://www.srg.caa.co.uk/documents/s...licyUpdate.pdf
I'm not sure if I have answered your question or confused you further.
Do the Ground Exams first then the CPL(A) Skills Test followed by the IR.
Well thats how I am doing it anyway.
[This message has been edited by Flypuppy (edited 17 April 2001).]