To revive this thread, can someone give me a rough idea about pay and conditions joining one of the larger offshore helicopter companies (Bristow, CHC, Babcock, NHV etc.) right now? What would be the starting pay for an FO, what would the roster look like? Where are the main bases in the UK, Netherlands, Norway? Are companies actually hiring people with no type rating in S92, 139s etc? Say I want to get my IR, should I go multi engine or is SE sufficient? What are the places to go to for the IR? Still the usual suspects Bristow, Babcock, EHC or have other places emerged?
I've researched this extensively before 2016 and the downturn but have no idea what's going on now since I'm currently flying VFR onshore with no IR. Just wondering if it's worth the investment since I see the odd job add popping up for companies looking for FOs and people telling me about possibilities.
Greetings