Yes, it does. If he has a post-amendment 3 CPL(H) he has to take 11 exams. This is because the new CPL(H) has a lower academic standard
Cpl(h)? He wrote that he took the ATPL(H) exams, not CPL(H) exams. I know that they lowered the standard for the cpl(h) exams but he never took them, he took the atpl(h) exams..
Or are you trying to say that ATPL(H) theory with lapsed ir could be worth much less than CPL(H) theory that was taken at or before amendment 3? Sounds strange.. I believe that I read somewhere that ATPL(H) with lapsed ir equals ATPL(H) VFR theory if a valid type rating has been held at least every 7 years.