Originally Posted by
bb in ca
HillerBee,
I think for the most part offshore companies are looking for experienced and qualified captains not good candidates for new first-officers.
Quite often they have to use foreign nationals in the country of operations thus they fill the position of first officer.
My 2 cents,
bb
But is someone with 2500 hrs. not much closer to captaincy then a 200 hr 'wonder'. So I still don't understand it.