Originally Posted by
wiggy
sudden twang
Happy to be corrected by the likes of White Van Man but unless it's changed in the last couple of years the answer is no you don't.....P2 LH -> P1 LH is possible and a very well worn path but time to LH command is basically governed by time in company, not on time on type or time in role....Long Haul Command about twenty years after joining the company sounds credible, it was up at around that when I left.
(For completeness I seem to recall a few decades back in the history there was a SH requirement prior to LH).
Correct, it's still the case that you bid for the seat you fancy, and wait until seniority is enough for it. No need to go short haul for your command first. Realistically by the time your number is up, you already far exceed any of the minimum requirements to be placed on a course.
When the course goes ahead (change of type or command or both) then you are "frozen" for a few years meaning you can't bid to change again until the time is up (rules changed recently but it's around 5 to 7 years iirc)