332mistress,
I think maybe you have misunderstood me. This person has 80 hours to go to qualify for his/her CPL (at least that was how I read the original post), so they could hardly be undercutting a North Sea pilot, surely ?
The comanies I am referring to do not employ any full time pilots. They act as agencies, using other people's helicopters for charter/ad hoc work. They have a list of pilots they can call to fly if available. A lot of these pilots are actually airline pilots who dabble during their time off.
Only trying to help !!
NEO