Private licensing standards, commercial operation
At the end of the day the pilot is not called the PIC for nothing, s/he is the one that accepts the job, or rejects the job, and sets the standards by which s/he operates, if s/he is not satisfied with the standards being asked of them then grow some and say no, or move on. It's the PIC's license that's up for grabs by the judge, and CASA will be the ones that lead the charge to throw the PIC under the bus. The world ain't fair, business is built upon the ethic of screwing the little guy for as much as it's possible to get away with.
Here's an idea, organise an association dedicated to the interests of jump pilots and get some standards that you all agree upon set. There are times when you have to take charge and not sit back whinging that someone ought to do something. We had occasion that the AFAP implied violence against our company negotiators, result? We dumped the AFAP and formed our own union.
I speak from experience of 27 years flying a fleet of ten aircraft, twelve pax, in quasi scheduled private airline operations in Oz, ops manual or regulatory requirements ignored totally. You put your big girl/boy pants on, not happy, move on, CASA in this case was cognizant but couldn't care less.
Little more skill on display here
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