Originally Posted by
Kit Sanbumps KG
Yes Dave, I know. (I've dealt with enough of them).
I'm saying that, in 2020, it should not be so, and this is a particularly bad example. There is enough there to begin an analysis and share it, rather than waiting months on end; there is enough to focus on areas of interest, which are plain from the report to an expert eye but should be exposed. 'The investigation continues, examining in particular:...' would be the very least one might hope for.
The 'safety investigation' world is locked into behaviour which is not relevant in this modern age, but it never changes. It is not the excellent and respectable community that many take it for, and I believe we should all get to grips with its failings.
As you have dealt with many of them, surely you would be aware of the statement at the end of this one which says
inter alia:
This document is a translation of the German Investigation Report. Although every effort
was made for the translation to be accurate, in the event of any discrepancies the original
German document is the authentic version.
Which from my much more limited experience, I believe is the norm in Germany, France and several other states/countries. This surely goes someway to explaining some of the,admittedly odd language examples, such "Head towards 340deg etc.