Career change,
Unfortunately you have to already have a CAA BCPL or CPL to get the 12 hours credit. The door to those closed last year when they were replaced by the JAR CPL, which does not let you have the 12 hour credit for the IMC. You do, however get a 5 hour credit off the IR course for holding a CPL!
I understadn that the CAA was trying to convince the JAA into letting IMC holders have a bigger credit due to having 15+ hours instrument training and most likely IFR P1 time already, but the JAA said no.
cheers!
foggy.
[This message has been edited by foghorn (edited 04 May 2001).]