Only 40 hours in type shouldn't have been a problem if the captain had
a reasonable amount of experience (as captain) in one or more other
jets.
The rapid decompression procedure is the same (or very similar) for all
high altitude flight: (1) don O2 mask (which should have either been
on or around his neck); (2) reduce power to flight idle; (3) disconnect
autopilot; (4) pitch the nose down to redline airspeed (or mach number)
while rolling into a 60 degree bank to keep from putting the passengers
on the ceiling; (5) declare an emergency; and (6) descend to 12,000 feet
or an assigned altitude.  To obtain a type rating in a particular jet
aircraft all pilots are required to have trained in this procedure
and then must demonstrate the procedure during flight test.
 - Nick -

Andy Kunz wrote:
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> Except that both appear to have minimal experience with the type.  From
> what I saw in the paper today, the captain had only 40 hours in the type
> and they had no idea if the copilot had any.
>
> Andy