Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Some circling minimums are BELOW VFR criteria. If the airline trained as well as is authorized to circle that type of aircraft at minimums that are below VFR, there would be no restriction on the type rating.
At my previous company, we trained to circle at the circling mins, later this was changed to "VMC only". You didn't get a new certificate changing your type, but per the FOM is was no longer allowed to perform a circle below VFR WX criteria.
I think what he is saying is that all circle to land maneuvers are done in "VMC" and so therefore why have a limitation on your certificate stating to do the maneuver in VMC as opposed to IMC as if that was a possibility. Or in other words, how do you do a circle to land in IMC since presumably if there is a limitation to "VMC ONLY" then it infers that you can do it in IMC.