MD80 CAPT IS CONCERNED WITH CREW QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL OF A RECENTLY MERGED ACR.

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I ALREADY FILLED OUT A RPT ON THIS SUBJECT; BUT NOW WANT TO GET IT IN THE ASRS SYS. I JUST STARTED A TRIP WITH A MERGED PLT THAT XFERRED TO ORD. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS EVER BEEN IN OUR ACR A COCKPIT. HE RECEIVED NO IOE OR EVEN OBSERVATION OF OUR OPS. WHEN I SIGNED IN FOR THE TRIP; IT SHOWED HIM AS HAVING 18 LNDGS AND 180 HRS; SO I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A NEW HIRE THAT HAD BEEN ON THE PANEL. WHEN I GOT TO THE ACFT; HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST ACR A FLT. I WAS APPALLED THAT THERE WAS NO IOE FOR THESE PLTS. HE WAS AN ACR B CAPT AND NOW IS MY COPLT WITH ONLY 1 SIMULATOR SESSION THAT WAS SPLIT WITH ANOTHER PLT THAT SPENT THE BULK OF THE TIME DOING CAT III WORK. HE HAD NO CLUE AS TO ACARS; GFMS; OR HOW THE NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE RUN. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE DISSERVICE TO THE ACR B PLTS AND OUR CAPTS -- AT LEAST MY NEW HIRE COPLTS CAN POINT TO AN ACARS 2 OUT OF 3 TIMES. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR OP IF YOU GET AN ACR B PLT WITH A BAD ATTITUDE COMBINED WITH A CAPT WITH AN ATTITUDE OR NOT VERY STRONG AND FLTS COULD GET VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY COPLT HAD DONE LOTS OF EXTRA WORK FOR THE TRANSITION AND HAD A GREAT ATTITUDE. THESE TRANSITIONING PLTS -- ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING SEATS -- NEED AN IOE TO GET USED TO OUR PROCS. IF THAT CAN'T BE DONE; THEN LET THEM JUMP SEAT WITH A NORMAL CREW TO OBSERVE OUR OPS. WE MAKE OUR NEW HIRE COPLTS RIDE 4 LEGS IN THE JUMP SEAT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS A PROB OR EMER AND THE WX IS BAD.