600ft-lb, you have hit the nail square on the head!
Further to your contribution rudderless1, the Singapore CAAS conversion from a SAR 7 License to SAR 66 is only four weeks, theory and practical included, at a cost of about $4500. CASA then rubber stamp the Singaporean's CASA license. Again, the Australian citizen is at a competitive disadvantage; but it is all legal and the so called "Fair" Work Australia and the Immigration Dept is not interested.
