@Asturias
It’s almost all in English and a lot of our highly experienced personnel are local and not operating in an environment where English is required"
I think you misinterpretated the quotation. There is more than being able to understand the english language behind the entire process.
The applicable law is written in english. It is than translated into the various languages existing in the European Community and unfortunately a lot of translating errors are made. Furthermore, the GM as well as the AMC are only available in ...? Right, english only.
Even if it was all written in someone’s mother tongue it would still be impossible for the average entrepreneur to understand all the gobledygook as there is simply no structure in the wording (just read all the comments on this forum referring to EASA written by our friends from the country arguing about the Brexit these days). They shouldn‘t have any problems as they are all native speakers.
When I started flying in the civil world there was only ONE DINA5 binder containing the entire legal text of aviation. Everybody could purchase this binder and was able to read and understand what was written. Nowadays, I‘m lost. I have to find the applicable law, the latest revision and make sure it‘ s not just a draft, a recommendation or who knows what else. Than I have to make sure that no other national law applies. And just because it is written in the law doesn‘t mean that the national CAA is following it. Believe me, there were plenty of times when the answer was: „We don‘t care. That‘s the way we look at it“.
A lot of regulations doesn‘t make the aviation industry any safer. You as a pilot should know what happens if there is too much of anything. Too much of information results in overload leading towards a dangerous situation. Too much of time pressure... etc.
Go back in history and take a good look at the Prussianism. They, as well as our politicians in the EC, tried to overregulate almost anything. And most of us know how the story ended.
For some strange reason politicians deny their voters to be mature citizens. The majority of individuals doesn‘t want to nor has to be patronized. Yes, we need some regulations to follow but we also need playroom for decissions and development.
As long as I‘m in charge, as long as I‘m the one getting blamed if something goes wrong and as long as I‘m taking all the economical and legal risk I also want to be the one being able to make decissions. From the distance EASA is trying to tell me what is good and what is safe. They do so by taking away my freedom of decision. At the very same time they burden me with the responsibility of the result of this decision (which I didn‘t make). Sorry, that‘s just not right.
I‘m definately with Alpinlift on this one.