Its nice to see EASA and the CAA singing from the same hymn sheet:
EASA Newsletter 05 2010
Mathias EASA News 05 Page 3
However we should stress that our main goal is that all pilots who have certain privileges today should keep it with the new licence
CAA Information Sheet
European (EU) legislation is going to change the pilot licensing rules and will effect the privileges of many existing licence holders
Surely that is contrary to some other EU legislation.
The CAA information sheet then says:
These Part FCL Licences will all be compliant with Annex 1 to the (ICAO or Chicago Convention) and so will be recognised for international flight worldwide
So why don't they recognise ICAO Annex 1 Recommendations:
1.2.2.2 Recommendation.— A pilot licence issued by a Contracting State should be rendered valid by other Contracting States for use in private flights.
That would imply that a UK issued ICAO licence is equally valid to fly an EASA aircraft! There is more pooh in these proposals than a blocked toilet! Is the EU actually an ICAO signatory?