I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but I find licences desperately confusing. Am I right in thinking that the IR is a standalone rating? Maybe I can use an example to explain what I mean:
Pilot X is a vanilla PPL. He decides to add the IR to his licence. Manages to find a school that offers the IR training. Gets his IR. Later on, he decides that he wants to get his CPL. Am I right in thinking that once he's got his CPL, he has exactly the same qualifications as someone who did an integrated CPL/IR? That an IR is an IR, no matter which licence type you add it to?