Whirling wizardry,
The more I hear, the more I find more questions that need answering. You mention that you will need to do the ATPL exams before a skills test but I thought the CPL and ATPL skills test were the same (and therefore there is no need to do it again). Does that mean you (and I) will also need to do another skills test before an ATPL can be issued? I assume not, and if I am right, then we don't fit within the current rules and someone will have to make the decision as to what we do next.
Who makes the decisions as to what is required in these sorts of cases? The CAA clearly state in CAP804 that they have washed their hands of it. Do 22Gp have the authority to make common-sense decisions in these cases (as the CAA have done with me previously)?