The only part of the contract I can see about extensions is in the Bypass Pay section. It does not state on what conditions those extensions will be, so I would say they would have to be on current conditions.
If the Re Thread is extended beyond 55 on a different contract, then the Re-Thread is a Direct Entry Captain which I don't think is allowed in our contract. All God likes must come from the CX Seniority list. This is no different than hiring off the street of DE Capt on a lower COS.
The Re-Thread is either extended on current conditions or the Re-Tread retires. There is no in-between in the contract.
I think a Dudge in the HK Court system would likely see it that way.
Last edited by Mr. Bloggs; 20th November 2006 at 20:39.