..and another thing!
According to FCL.815
(c) Skill test. After the completion of the training, the applicant shall pass a skill test with an FE qualified for this purpose.
And is there actually one of these examiners in the UK? At the moment, it seems that if a UK instructor wants to teach the Mountain Rating, they will have to go to somewhere like the Alps, do the course and then the course to teach it and be examined by an appropriate FI (E).
I may be harping on a bit about it but I believe that there are probably a few pilots keen to do this rating in the UK, particularly in terrain such as the Highlands, but will be prevented from doing so because there simply may not be the knowledge and infrastructure in place to do it here. As we know, pilots like adding ratings to their license so it would seem a shame that this rating won't take place, thus not improving one's fly ability in harsh landscapes.