IMC Rating
"The IMC rating is designed to get low-time private pilots out of trouble should
they inadvertently encounter bad weather.
Its syllabus, written by AOPA-UK more than 30 years ago, provides for 15 hours of flight training under instrument conditions and a good enough working knowledge of radio aids to get an aircraft safely onto the ground.
CAA Standards Document Standards Document 25 - IMC Rating Skills Test
Even though the IMC rating confers no special privileges
on the holder, more than 25,000 people have undertaken the course, including
many from outside the UK who realised the safety benefits.
The fears of some
professional pilots who originally thought it would encourage unqualified people
to fly in IMC have been proved groundless, and the IMC rating is credited with
saving many lives.
The British government, the Civil Aviation Authority, and the British Airline Pilots Association support the IMC rating without reservation." IAOPA
The future of various licences, ratings and
privileges for pilots around Europe including the IMC Rating is currently undergoing a review. Read page 5 of the February IAOPA magazine for more information - HERE
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