keeping a type rating valid on a UK JAR ATPL and flying in a foreign airline

[NineInchSnail]

hi Folks,

Any of you flying outside Europe and keeping your type ratings on your UK JAR ATPL current by flying the same type but on your local ICAO license.

I know some JAR countries (France for example) will keep a type rating valid on your JAR license if you show them evidence that you are current on the type with your current foreign airline and just need to see the hours in the logbooks certified by the company and the last LPC you did with the airline. There will be a restriction on the license such as "restricted to A6 airplanes" but at least there is no need to spend the cash to rent a sim and examiner every year to renew the type.

Does something like that exist with the UK CAA?

Thanks for any good info

Cheers

[zondaracer]

There are a couple threads on this if you do a search. One is in the middle east forum and I think one in the forum dealing with Hong Kong. And here is another one...

http://www.pprune.org/interviews-jobs-sponsorship/496947-bought-type-rating-let-go-uncurrent-youre-screwed.html

http://www.pprune.org/middle-east/467898-has-your-uk-caa-i-r-lapsed-more-than-7-6-3-years.html