Whirls,
Thanks for your reply. Friend holds a normal JAR ATPL so should not be a problem.
Found a reference to Annex 1 and it says 250 hours PIC OR 70 hours PIC with the additional time made up by PIC under supervision.
Questions have been sent towards the agency. Either they have misread the requirements or they require 250 hours PIC but that is not in the advert. It only says an ICAO ATPL which he has.