Not to go off on a tangent, but I always wondered if you can fly SIC with a PIC type. If you have an ATP, would it be a waste of time to get an SIC when you can just get a PIC and never have to worry about upgrading the type rating?
As far as I know only the U.S. has an SIC type, everywhere else all the crew members have a P1 (PIC) type rating, our F/O's take their training for their check ride on the left seat just like the captains do, the difference comes after their check ride when they go back to the sim to get their right seat qualification, but then again, they don't seem to be too worried about training cost since their training period is six months