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As I understand it, every sector flown as PF can be logged as PICus, and all PNF as Copilot
Well this is the problem. Everything BOAC says is correct.
There is part of the industry which seems to stick to what the rule book says and the other part that just ignores it.
The fact that the part which does as BOAC describes is the part which there is little problem with pilots getting the green book. The time to command means that they will have far in excess of the experences levels by the time the upgrade comes along. These company's proberly have spent some time and money getting an SOP approved by the CAA.
There is the majority part where they really don't care but the experence levels are reasonably high at command so it really doesn't matter.
And the part of the industry which either doesn't know or doesn't care is the place where it is possible to get your upgrade on issue of your ATPL or within a thousand hours afterwards.
And all the ex instruuctors who don't care because we had the PIC in a couple of months after starting instructing.
The electronic log book needs to be downloaded, printed and each page signed that it is correct. And a letter from your flight ops saying all times are correct.
Although it has happened before that a subject has been raised on PPrune and the policy or should I say practise of the CAA has changed when the powers that be have found out what the workers at the coal face have been doing.
It will proberly all change with EASA anyway.