I wonder if all the cadets who paid $32000 to "work" as a Skippers FO for a year could be entitled to getting paid out.
Think about it.
Endorsement cost : $8500.
That leaves $23500 which gets given back to the cadet in the form of pay which means they are effectively not being paid for almost 12 months.
Without getting into the evils of cadetships, surely they are entitled to be paid for working and not having to pay their own wage.....