interesting point over the countersignature, while technically correct acording to LASORS I never did this either as an FO or Captain on multicrew types, whenever a licence upgrade was needed the company used to send a letter from the ops director stating all the hours were correct from company records. Saved us dragging logbooks around.
Now Im back to being an FO , but use a fully computerised logbook. Now I all ready have my ATPL issued but what would someone who still had to get one issued do, you cant exactly get the skipper to sign your laptop every day. An how about the guys doing 6 sector days for EZY etc how quickly can you fill in a logbook at the end of the day.
Anyhow seems the world is a little less trusting these days.