Originally Posted by
FO Cokebottle
Well, its like this: CAO's state [how quickly we forget our Air Law] that to have command in Air Transport Category Regular Public transport operations, to fly as a Captain the minimum requirement to gain command is 500 hours multi-engine PIC experience. So, as a direct entry FO, without this minimum requirement, you ain't getting up graded......
BUT here's the catch, you are an endured slave to that airline and its seniority system. If you leave that airline, and you do so without 500 hours PIC multi-engine experience, then you become just another career jet FO.
Errr wrong on both counts. Plenty of airline Captains in Oz who got the position without 500 multi command (or any command beyond CPL training and basic ATPL requirements).