OK. Can you go from freighter FO in North America to PAX FO without going to Hong Kong?
Also 36mo. is the required time to be based in HK to be considered for command, correct?
1. Yes.
2. No. There is no required time to be based in HK to be considered for a command. When you transfer from Freighter to Pax (and elect to go to HK) you can leave HK and take a base whenever a base is open and your seniority can hold if more are asking for the base than there are positions. Later, if you elect to go to HK from NA Pax to HK then you must remain in HK for 3 years before you take a base again. This rule does not apply when coming from freighter to pax!
dont you start at year 1 of the pay scale if you switch from rt to left at CX?
Yes, in CX you start year 1 Captain pay as a new Captain even if you have been in CX for 10 years as an FO.