Originally Posted by Piano Man (Post 9864822)

To cut a long story short, I looked in to this process about 12 months ago.

As there are no 7X simulators in Australia, I could use the 7X sim in DFW (or elsewhere) to do my instrument rating renewal. The instructors there will happily sign the paper work required for the IFR standard, however you are then needed to still do the oral component with a CASA approved examiner. He/she then is required to submit the paperwork to CLARC.

I'm now to the stage where I'm solely flying on my FAA ATP, and it has made life so much easier. The licencing branch in Oklahoma are a pleasure to deal with compared to CLARC!

Originally Posted by Vref+5 (Post 9706436)

If you use option B, don't just finish the training and get the training completion certificate, you need to have a test of competency. So make sure you complete the FAA/EASA flight test with a certified TCE (FAA) or SFE (EASA), and have the record of successful completion of that test.

Submit all to CLARC and wait about six months.............