Matriks: Hear, hear!
In the mean time, Catans can start calling those offered a job at DY and ask them nicely if they would be so kind as to not to accept the offer. 'Cause it's the right thing to do. "Hi honey - guess what? Just got a call from Catans. Turns out he doesn't want me to pay for that rating after all. So I turned them down! Let's sell the house, tell ours kids to wave goodbye to all their friends, and move to Qatar, 'cause they'll give me the A320 rating for free!!! Wohooo!"
While we're at it: Let's all join forces with other professionals: Private schools are now banned, firefighters are no longer allowed to pay for their own smoke diver course and truck driver certificate. Norwegian sailors should demand that Philippine sailors are paid the same as the norwegians, because today's regulations are unfair. The new MPL must be banned, and investing one's own money in anything must be made illegal. And so on.