Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
For not trusting the controller with terrain, you have nowadays to trust the system,i.e. follow the SIDs and the vectors and alt restrictions given by ATC on departure, and it is ATC responsibility to keep you clear from terrain.( ICAO PANS OPS)
A bit of thread drift but it's been a topic of discussion - with no clear answer - in the past, but is it the controller who is responsible for terrain clearance when an aircraft follows a SID? It's arguable that the the pilot is on his/her own navigation.
On the main topic, if Mäx's suggestion is anywhere close to a contributory cause, there are a lot of questions that need to be asked about how crew operating these aircraft either are unaware of or not checking this 'gotcha'.