Broakenenglish: Every one is entitled to ther opinions I suppose but I think your comments about DECs can be applied to any crew who are not up to the required standards, whether it is more likely to be a DEC or anybody else is probably better discussed in another thread.
Frozen Turtle: the add I was refering to follows below:
Requirements for the position of Captain- B777:
• A minimum of 8,000 hours total flying time
• 3,000 hoursin command of multi-engine, multi jet or turbo prop aircraft above 55 tonnes MTOW
• 4,000 hours flown in multi-crew, multi-engine jet or turbo prop aircraft with MTOW of 10 tonnes or more, as P1 or P2
• Preference will be given to candidates with Boeing EFIS experience who will be eligible to undertake a short transition course
• Applicants must be available to join before their 56th birthday and should have experience commensurate with age
NOTE the " or turbo prop"
It can be found at:
http://www.flightglobal.com/Jobs/200...%93+B777+.html