Bitmonx,
A former colleague with NO real offshore time (ie. rig flying) with 212 hrs, and a 412 difference typerating (4hrs in a sim) got hired by Bristows, so the minimum on type is definately not so. They WANT these figures, but they have to fill the seats, and if they don't get pilots with their minimums they don't get to fill those seat....or they must make changes to their mins.
Hueyracer,
Well, the companies are raising the minimums and sometimes it comes back to bite them in the a$$. If they don't get applicants that meet the minimums, they have to take whoever that is closest to the requirements.
So if yo don't want to apply for jobs that might look like you can't get that is up to you.
I know many pilots that has done just that and got hired, but I also know of a few that has not tried applying due to low hours and not right type experience which is no longer in the game.
Good luck, in any case!