Oggie,
Heard that the Red Sea Rig had been a Siren's song...
I reckon Nick has got it to a tee. Obviously the Cat has the inside oil - I have some problems with the "not needed for land" result as I saw it more as a way of detaching myself from the load or an obstruction so that I might manaoeuvre without restriction, even on land!
Maybe a non-commercial agency might be made privvy to the risk analysis and accepted mitigators with a view to an independent assessment?
Disabling the pilot-controlled cable-cutters should only have ever been a temporary mitigator awaiting investigation, analysis and a lasting solution.
Stay Alive,