I must confess, I thought I was right about the FI being restricted to UK FIRs, and I've seen it quoted before, but I checked the ANO and couldn't find it - so probably you're right. Sorry if I started an unnecessary controversy...
I quite agree about FI's trying to log time for cross-channel checkouts, though; mine rather neatly side-stepped the problem by including a cross-channel trip in my IMC training (and yes, I think he did log the bit in France) so he could log P1 and I P/UT.
Tim