What Girv said is pretty much the whole thing in a nut shell. Working for the Koreans well that's tough. As for what you need for flight times, around 1000 hours will get you on a boat. At least that was what it took back when I when out in the early 1990's. Companies like Hanson, Big Eye (out of business) use to run ads in trade-a-plane for pilots and a+p's its got to be at least 10 years since i seen an employment ad for Tuna Pilots in TAP. The pay is just about what it was ten years ago as well. There is an ad for a Tuna Pilot on the Climb to 350 web sight. First one I seen in a long long time. Because the Fleet is closer to OZ and NZ they tend to look there for pilots due to lower travel costs.