Ah - I got that from reading the PPL-IR website, is that not correct then?
Dual instrument time undertaken as part of a UK IMC Rating course can only be used as creditable dual hours (up to 15) for an EIR or CBM IR if it was conducted by an IRI or FI(A) qualified to teach for the full IR. However, flight time as PIC under IFR using the privileges of the IMC Rating is creditable up to the 15 hours allowed in the CBM IR. Therefore, a UK IMC Rating holder, having completed the 15 hour IMC training course and having completed a further 15 hours PIC under IFR will require
- only the 10 hour ATO course, as a minimum, to complete the CBM IR training if their IMC Rating instructor was qualified to teach the IR
- if not, they will require a further 15 hours instrument training by an IRI or FI(A) qualified to teach the IR
- in either case, they will need to complete the IR TK course and pass the exams