Night rating

[englishal]

Hello,

Do you need to take the night rating 'course' if you already hold an IMC (issued on the basis of a foreign IR)? I seem to remember reading somewhere that holders of IR/IMC don't need to take a NR...or maybe I just dreamt it!

cheers

[Noggin]

There is no such thing as a night rating any more, only a night qualification. If you have a foreign IR you presumably have a foreign night qualification which should also be convertable. The IMC rating does not give you night privileges.

[englishal]

I've got an FAA licence issued on the basis of my JAR PPL, with no Night qual....Although I can fly IFR I cannot fly at night as my JAR licence prohibits it! (even though I have probably flown 20 hrs at night during my IR training)