Sorry to be unclear. The question is, can a private rated pilot single
engine land log pre-seaplane checkride training time as PIC? Yes he
logs it as dual instruction received, but can he log it as PIC by
virtue of manipulating the controls? 61.51

Perhaps a
Craig Prouse wrote in message ...
"Doug" wrote:

A Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land takes training in a
Seaplane. He does not have a Seaplane rating. Can he log the training
time he receives before he obtains his rating as PIC?

Is this a trick question? (Is this related to IFR?)

You need to phrase your question more clearly. There are two ways to parse
that sentence, and the yes/no answer is different depending on how you
intend us to interpret the question.

The first possibility is as Bob already said, obviously yes, you can log the
instruction as dual received prior to obtaining the rating to act as PIC.

The second possibility, also obvious from 61.51(e), is no, you cannot log
the instruction time as PIC because you're not rated for the airplane.