I must agree with s2h,good theoretical knowledge doesn't qualify you as a good pilot ( I met people who had 2 college degrees and got their PPL in 80 hrs of dual instruction,simply because their hands grow from their arses,these people should not even stand near the aircraft because it already presents danger for everyone around) . SA fresh CPL gives you the possibility to instruct or do bush flying,no other options and when you build those valuable hours you get the valuable knowledge which cannot be compared by any means to raw JAA ATP books.JAR ATPL system produces F/O for boeings and airbuses who learn in the cockpit after getting employed with a very distant idea about flying in general...And,yes,Bucket, there are a lot of people in SA who get employed as F/O on multi turbo-props and small jets directly with 250 hrs in their logbooks,those people are cadets...And guess what,they are flying safely
,noone gets hurt.