Originally Posted by
Bartender
Some of you need to get out of the puzzle palace and talk to the line folks. It's getting interesting out there and yet nobody wants to acknowledge it. You wouldn't have to increase IOE to 75 hours in the first year if it wasn't a problem.
That is only for someone upgrading to captain in the first year, not for their initial OE. They don't have to increase IOE to 75 hours... they are doing it to make sure the quick upgrades get the appropriate mentoring.
Methinks someone may be drinking and posting tonight...