There is, of course, a link to this Air Safety sideline and the subject of this thread. I do believe that the current CAS has neither been a Station Commander (or Commander Air Wing) as the Delivery Duty Holder (DDH), nor an AIr Officer Commanding (AOC) as the Operating Duty Holder (ODH), so as the Chief he is now the Senior Duty Holder (SDH) does that mean he has the required experience to be the SDH? Does it show and has that influenced other decisions, such as the drive to push Aircrew out of the senior command positions that we have seen under his tenure?
RA1020 is the bible on such matters:
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-organisations
SDHs will be personally legally responsible and accountable for ensuring that: an effective, end-to-end ASMS is resourced, implemented and appropriately managed in their AoRs; and that those personnel under their command who are engaged directly in aviation activities are suitably qualified, trained, experienced and equipped.
So, if you have not held the responsibility of the DDH and ODH, how effectively can you manage and appoint those under you as SDH if you have never experienced those levels of responsibility? Open question…