CAP 393 The Air Navigation Order...
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SECTION 2
JAR-FCL Licences
SUB-SECTION 1
Aeroplane pilots
Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)
Minimum age – 17 years
Maximum period of validity – 5 years
Privileges and conditions:
(1) Subject to paragraph (4) and to any conditions specified for the licence, the privileges of the holder of a Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) are to act, but not for remuneration, as pilot in command or co-pilot of any aeroplane specified in a class or type rating included in Part XII of the
licence flying on non-revenue flights.
(2) The licence is subject to the conditions and restrictions specified in paragraph 1.175 of Section 1 of JAR–FCL 1.
(3) The holder may not—
(a) unless the licence includes an instrument rating (aeroplane) or an instrument meteorological conditions rating (aeroplanes), fly as pilot in command of such an aeroplane—
(i) on a flight outside controlled airspace when the flight visibility is less than three km;
(ii) on a special VFR flight in a control zone in a flight visibility of less than 10 km except on a route or in an aerodrome traffic zone notified for the purpose of this subparagraph;
or
(iii) out of sight of the surface;
(b) unless the licence includes an instrument...
Sorry, must have mis-understood these rules then.
Where does it say UK issued JAR-FCL Compliant Private Pilot Licence? Is there a 'trump card' somewhere? A PPL is that, regardless of state of issue.