Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34
Prior to that, the only way you could log ICUS from the RHS was for the attainment of a higher grade of pilots licence (ICAO Annex1).
No, that is not what Annex 1 says at all. It says ICUS time can be counted in full towards the total flight time required for a higher licence.
“2.1.9.4 The holder of a pilot licence, when acting as pilot-in-command under supervision, shall be entitled to be credited in full with this flight time towards the total flight time required for a higher grade of pilot licence.”
It does not limit what seat the ICUS is conducted in, nor does it limit it only for the attainment of a higher licence.
“Pilot-in-command under supervision. Co-pilot performing, under the supervision of the pilot-in-command, the duties and functions of a pilot-in-command, in accordance with a method of supervision acceptable to the Licensing Authority.”
Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34
As the command hours required for the ATPL were 250 hours of which 150 may be ICUS, then once you had logged those hours, and had met that requrement for the ATPL, you were not permitted to log anymore under ICAO Annex 1.
The minimum command hours required for an ATPL in Annex 1 is 70 hours, CAR 1988 reflects what Annex 1 states.
"a) 500 hours as pilot-in-command under supervision or 250 hours, either as pilot-in-command, or made up by not less than 70 hours as pilot-in-command and the necessary additional flight time as pilot-in-command under supervision;"
Originally Posted by KRUSTY 34
As a result there was a barrier to the candidate of some additional 250 hours to satisfy the requirements of the LCAOC (500 hours Multi-Command under the IFR).
The barrier never existed, CASA previously approved pilots to be captains in airlines like Qantas, Impulse, Hazelton, Kendell, and Skywest without having 500 PIC ME IFR.
The actual changes to the Australian CARs and Annex 1 had to do with the multi-crew pilots licence (MPL), not some special means for cadets at Rex who get issued with a CPL and a MECIR.