On 2003-11-29 19:59:07 -0800, Judah said:

Does a safety pilot have to be Instrument Rated in order to be Safety
Pilot while the PIC is under the hood?

By your logic, that would seem to be the case. But we both know it not to
be the case. Why would a CFI be required to have an instrument rating to
teach Simulated IFR?

Because instructors are there to teach. That means they should know something
about what they're teaching. Safety pilots aren't there to teach. They're there
to be a pair of eyes.