orca:-
can an ODH not rely upon the assurance given by nominating Commandant CFS as ‘awarding authority’ for SC status?
Well clearly not. The MAA seems to believe that by printing out reams of bumf like Regulatory Article 1020,
https://assets.publishing.service.go...20_Issue_9.pdf
it can avoid avoidable accidents. The problem is the infamous Swiss Cheese model. Anyone, all or some, of those holding the many acronym denominated posts described therein can subvert the aim and hence enable the avoidable accidents to happen. No Air Safety system is 100% reliable, but one that has been drafted from scratch, because the previous one was put through the shredder and its proponents hounded from office, is doomed to failure.
What is needed is a Regulatory Authority with teeth which can and will bring to book those in the highest echelons that renege on their responsibilities. What is needed is an Air Accident Investigator that can find those causes identified and forecast years prior to the accident but not acted upon. In other words a Regulator and an Investigator independent of the MOD and of each other.