Typical. Here’s a serious issue of checker / trainer as well as the airline completely failing in his & its duties, which apart from the legal concerns also has serious cost ramifications, yet most people are more concerned with pecker-measuring about who knows the regs better. Throw in some nationality bashing for good measure too. Ignore the real issues here & bring out the tape measure!
The regs are what they are. End of. How & why this occurred as well as with respect to the current industrial climate should be the topic?! For me it’s another case of administrative & beautocratic blunders lining up like the proverbial Swiss cheese theory, yet you all prefer to argue about brand of Swiss cheese in your sandwiches & who knows best.