mrfish
You could try contacting Bristow's personnel department at Redhill (01737 822353)
Speak to Steve Medlin if he is still there or call Aberdeen and ask for Peter Barnes
(01224 723151)If they do not deal direct then they can point you in the right direction anyway.
Night Sun and Special, thanks for the
re-enforcement of my comments. You are correct that BHL and Scotia are short of Captains, they are the ones who have been laid off, early retired or moved on to other pastures. Most oil company minimums are around 3000 hrs as you say, it is fairly standard even on international contracts.
I'm afraid it is all due to risk management and safety cases which makes it hard to get into the industry with any less time unless there are vacancies for co-pilots.
The future is interesting with around 70-80% of pilots being over 40 and 50% being over 50. The onset of diseases like diabetes and heart disease in the ever ageing helicopter pilot population is compounding the problem.