Currently many are seeing their schedules "optomized" right down to the 62hr min. It seems like most of us new hires are being held out for the full 17 days but are not getting any hours over the rig. I've heard more than one person comment that we seem to be running over-staffed. Until things pick up a bit, I'd be surprised to see new hiring. That said, we have the hajj flying coming up with the holiday season right around the corner, so you never know. Study for the online test in the meantime.