Originally Posted by
crbnftprnt
MD-11 type ratings for F/O's at Fedex are quite a bit less than the full rating. They contain the restriction :
"MD-11 limited to FAR 121.543 (b)(3)(i) operations at Federal Express Corporation." (This reg pertains to cruise captain duties.)
UPS F/O's (on 747-400, MD-11 and 757/767) get the full rating (except for the now common restriction of circling approaches conducted VMC only.)
Must be a rather new thing, when I took my type (as an FO for FDX) it is a "normal" type, only the VMC circling restriction like most have.