Well maybe I should start applying instead of argueing.....
But an ATPL is a command check is it not ?? I mean IR wise there's no difference btw. me and the commander when I do a Profiency Check, but command wise there is. It seems silly that I can fly the 737 from the RH seat, and then "all of a sudden" can exercise the rights of a commander by proving that I can still fly on Instruments.....?
And the the odd detail. British CAA does it (acc. to you Gentlemen), but the Danish CAA laughs at me. The are both JAA countries, and definitely should administer the rules equally.