Hiya Paul
We've been trying to maintain a 'tight ship' as far as ratings go. By this, I mean that after one rating has been achieved.. you're expected to fly 10 fare earning flights in it before requesting another. This equates to your training flights (non-earning) plus 10. If at any point you think you've made a wrong choice, you can request to have a rating withdrawn. You don't lose anything by doing this and it means 1 less rating you have to keep current. For this reason, it's a good idea to make sure you like the aircraft you want a rating on before you ask for a rating.
After your initial rating with the airline, all further new ratings only require 4 training flights but we ask if you can make a further 10 fare earning flights on the type before requesting another.
If a rating lapses.. eg, you've not flown the type for over 12 months and your rating is pulled.. if you want it back, you're required to do 2 training flights on it before a full rating is re-issued.
This is the way we
were operating.. I'm not sure if DM is applying the same rules
In the end, it's stops pilots having more ratings than they know what to do with and cuts down on admin.
Hope this answers your question
ATB
DaveB
