If the SO is such a safety risk then why did CX hire them on as potential Captains?
If the SO is such a safety risk then that is the training departments fault for not giving them proper training.
Give them a P1 type rating and I wonder what sort of safety risk they would become? It would save the company money in the long term. Then they argue that he/she would become un-current? How? The SO's are in the sim every two months doing circuits? They are more current than some RQ FO's for T/O and Landings!
Some (Not all) of the DEFO on the Pax fleet are just dangerous to fly with. Why did CX take them on? Cheap labour and didn't need full training. I think this has come around to bite CX in the butt!!!
For example - ex Oasis guys that according to the company only needed 10-12 sectors before getting checked out. Turns out some of then needed more than the usual SO to JFO 40 sectors. Some a little less but more than what CX has envisaged. It looked so cheap on paper but the reality was so much more.
HEY DFO - Wake up and pull your finger out. You have some good guys in the SO ranks who are fully capable of upgrading for less time and money than some of your DE guys. Why not listen to some of your managers in the various fleet offices. They are working at the coal face while you sit in your office having tea and crumpets!