Hello,
My friend told me that Cathay Pacific is seeking for second officers B 747 Cargo.
Does anybody know what does it mean?
Is it particulary for heavy jets?
Or it has something with long range service?
Because Im first officer but I have never heard of that before, and how long it takes to become a first officer then? (even dont want to asked about captaincy )
By: Moondance - 1st April 2003 at 11:20
First/Second Officer mean exactly whatever the employing airline want it to mean. In my company, First & Second Officers are essentially the same (same training, qualification, flying etc), the thing that separates them is experience (1500 hrs) and more importantly, salary (less for S/O – no surprises there!)
In the Cathay Cargo case, a S/O would probably be acting as a Cruise Pilot on a B747-400. The normal two crew is augmented by a third pilot to achieve a greater allowed Flying Duty Period. The job would probably involve sitting in either flight deck seat for long peroids in the cruise while other crew take rest, but not being allowed to do take off or landings until fully qualified as a First Officer (but that depends entirely on an airline’s policy, its not a legal thing)
By: greekdude1 - 1st April 2003 at 01:29
That too.
By: mongu - 1st April 2003 at 01:05
Or a flight engineer on say, a B742F operated by Cathay cargo.
By: greekdude1 - 1st April 2003 at 00:40
A 2nd officer would be an extra pilot for longer range flights, I would imagine. But different than those flights which carry 2 different crews, like LAX-SYD, for instance.
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