he intention is to issue these bars to low time pilots and perhaps inexperienced cabin crew so that passengers will immediatly know whom not to follow in an emergency.
What, the ones who do EXACTLY the same SEP training as the more 'Senior Crew'
At BA and quite a few other airlines...
4 - Captain (not necessarily PIC)
3 - SFO
2 - FO
1 - Not used anymore.
P.s THEY ARE PLATINUM!