I did some Googling:
:: Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission ::
As far as I can tell - you can only act as a flight crew member if you get your licence validated or converted. Converting looks easier (skills test and air law exam if you have 100 hours).
I've copied out lots of blurb below. The only mention of a safety pilot was to do with the medical restriction mentioned earlier.
Hope I've missed something though!
JCAR-FCL 1.010 (a)
(1) A person shall not act as a flight crew member of a civil airplane registered in Jordan unless that person holds a valid license and rating complying with the requirements of JCAR-FCL 1 and appropriate to the duties being performed, or an authorization as set out in JCAR-FCL 1.085 and /or 1.230. The license shall have been issued by :
(i) CARC or.
(ii) Another ICAO Contracting State and rendered valid in accordance with JCAR-FCL 1.015(b) or (c).
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JCAR-FCL 1.015
(b) Licenses issued by an ICAO contracting states.
(1) A license issued by an ICAO contracting state may be rendered valid at the discretion of CARC for use on aircraft registered in Jordan in accordance with Appendix 1 to JCAR-FCL 1.015.
(2) Validation of a professional pilot license and a private pilot license with instrument rating shall not exceed (6) months from the date of validation, provided that the basic license remains valid.
Any further validation for use on aircraft registered in Jordan is subject to acceptance by CARC. The user of a license validated by CARC shall comply with the requirements stated in JCAR-FCL 1.
(3) The requirements stated in (1) and (2) above shall not apply where aircraft registered in Jordan are leased to a non-Jordanian operator, provided that the non-Jordanian operator has accepted for the period of lease the responsibility for the technical and/or operational supervision in accordance with JCAR-OPS 1.165. The licenses of the flight crews of the non Jordanian operator may be validated at the discretion of CARC, provided that the privileges of the flight crew license validation are restricted for use during the lease period only on nominated aircraft in specified operations not involving a Jordanian operator, directly or indirectly, through a wet lease or other commercial arrangement.
(4) In circumstances where validation of ICAO contracting state licensed pilot is requested to fulfill specific tasks of finite duration in accordance with Appendix 3 to JCAR-FCL 1.015, CARC may validate such a license for those tasks without the holder meeting the requirements of Appendix 1 to JCAR-FCL 1.015.
(c) Conversion of a license issued by an ICAO contracting state.
(1) A professional pilot license and /or IR issued by an ICAO contracting state may be converted to a JCAR-FCL1 license provided that an arrangement exists between CARC and the ICAO contracting state. This arrangement shall be established on the basis of reciprocity of license acceptance and shall ensure that an equivalent level of safety exists between the training and testing requirements of CARC and the ICAO contracting state. Any arrangement entered into will be reviewed periodically, as agreed by the ICAO contracting state and CARC. A license converted according to such arrangement shall have an entry indicating the ICAO contracting state upon which the conversion is based.
(2) A PPL (A), CPL (A) or ATPL (A) issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 may be converted to a JCAR-FCL 1 license with a single-pilot airplane class / type ratings by complying with the requirements shown in Appendix 2 to JCAR-FCL 1.015.
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Appendix 1 to JCAR-FCL 1.015
Private Pilot Licenses with Instrument Rating.
3. A private pilot license with instrument rating issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1 by an ICAO contracting states may be validated subject to conditions by CARC in order to permit flights (other than flight instruction) in airplanes registered in Jordan. To validate such licenses, the holder shall:
(a) Complete, as a skill test, the type/class and instrument rating of Appendix 1 and 2 to JCAR-FCL 1.210 and Appendix 3 to JCAR-FCL 1.240;
(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of CARC in accordance with Subpart J, that a knowledge of Air Law and the Aeronautical Weather codes, subject number 050 10 03 01, as well as the Flight Planning & Performance (IR), subject number 030 00 00 00, Human Performance subject number 040 00 00 00 in accordance with Appendix 1 to JCAR-FCL 1.470 has been acquired;
(c) Demonstrate a knowledge of English in accordance with JCAR-FCL 1.200;
(d) Hold at least a valid JCAR-Part Medical Class 2 medical certificate including hearing requirements in accordance with JCAR-FCL
3 .355(b);
(e) Hold R/T privileges acceptable to CARC,
(f) Comply with the experience requirements set out in column (2) of the following table:
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Appendix 2 to FCL 1.015
Conversion of a PPL issued by an ICAO contracting state to a JCAR-FCL 1 PPL.
(See FCL1.015(c) (2))
The minimum requirements for the conversion of a private pilot license issued by an ICAO contracting State to a FCL 1 license are:
(a) The applicant shall hold a license issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 1.
(b) The applicant shall hold at least a JCAR-Part Medical Class 2 medical certificate.
(c) To hold R/T privileges acceptable to CARC.
(d) The applicant shall comply with the flying experience requirements set out in the table below:
ICAO License held Experience requirement Any further JCAR-FCL requirements
Current and
Valid ICAO PPL ›100 hours as pilot of airplanes -Pass a written examination in Air Law and Human performance and Limitations
-Pass the PPL skill test as set out in Appendix 1 to JCAR-FCL1.130 and 1.135 and Appendix 2 to JCAR-FCL1.135
(c) Fulfill the relevant requirements of Subpart F