The Future of the Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating (IMC Rating) as the Instrument Rating (Restricted) (IR(R))

The purpose of this Information Notice is to update pilots and training organisations on the continuation of the IMC Rating or the Instrument Rating (Restricted) (IR(R)) - as it appears on Part-FCL licences. In order for the CAA to continue to issue these ratings after 8 April 2014 the requirements of Article 4(8) of the latest version of Commission Regulation No. 1178/2011 must be complied with. This will necessitate some minor changes to current administrative practices, including by licence holders and examiners