Originally Posted by
Pander216
The wording makes it seem like a punitive culture, however when an investigation is started following a serious incident, it is normal practice to relief all relevant crew from their duties pending interviews. This is done purely to not diffuse ones memory of the respective flight.
It is actually the opposite. They were cleared back to their flying duties 3 days after the incident, does not seem much of a punitive culture.
Originally Posted by
Pander216
Regarding the safest action; when no other options are available any more, busting abstract limitations like tailwind on a long runway or RVR on a runway which is autoland capable, is more safe than ending up without fuel. The first page in our OM-A even describes that in the interest of safety the commander is allowed to deviate from rules and regulations.
Originally Posted by
Pander216
Correct, it is written in the OM-A of every single operator as this statement comes from ICAO ANNEX 2.