ICAO ATPL (H) IR to EASA Licence Conundrum
I would like some help in interpreting CAP 804, Section 4, Part Q, Subpart 1.3 please.
The explanatory note:
A holder of an ICAO ATPL seeking to convert to an equivalent Part-FCL licence must comply with all the requirements of Part-FCL. They may have full credit towards the training course requirements as per 1(3); but they must pass the Part-FCL ATPL theoretical knowledge exams and pass the Part-FCL Skill test as set out in Appendix 9.
Is this explanatory note stating that a holder of an ICAO ATPL (H) IR does not have to do the 15 hours or is it meaning that an ICAO ATPL (H) holder has credit for the theoretical knowledge instruction course only?
Do you have to do the ICAO IR to EASA IR minimum 15 hours as per CAP 804 Section 4, Part Q, Subpart 2, para 1.3, if you hold an ICAO ATPL (H) and looking to gain an equivalent or lesser EASA IR licence?