CPL / SEP - keeping them current
I will be getting my first CAA/JAA/EASA licence in the next few weeks: CPL(A) - SEP. (Previously I was flying on my FAA PPL.)
I have read CAP 804 to check what is needed to keep my licence current and want to make sure I have understood correctly.
1. The CPL doesn't expire. Is this correct?
2. The SEP is valid for two years. To keep it current I have to do 6 hours PIC and 12 TOs & LDGs and 1 hour training flight within the 12 months before the expiry date. Is this correct? Do the TOs & LDGs need to be PIC? (I'm thinking some of them might be part of the training flight.)
The alternative would be a proficiency check with an examiner in the last 3 months before expiry or (if it has already expired) refresher training and a proficiency check with an examiner. What is involved in the proficiency check - is it at a similar level to the PPL / CPL skill test?
3. If I get another class rating (e.g. MEP, IR, ...), I am exempt from the training flight but still need to fulfil the 6 hours PIC and 12 TO & LDGs (in SEP). Is this correct?