ST and CJ have hit it on the head......VFR machines doing other than VFR ops.....
[CJ, Day and Night VFR operations - Correction]
The quicker NVG's are commonplace in our Industry, the fewer lives will be lost.
And yes the Marine Pilot fleet in this country [with a few multi - IFR exceptions] are operating illegally.
And CASA have now reversed the proposed new regulations under pressure from one loud and powerful voice up on the east coast. So nothing will change now.
CASA is complicit in both the above disciplines.