BluffOldSeaDog
In my previous life (MYT) i was told by many a Pilot that i couldnt ask him/her if he intended using discretion until they got to final departure destination (in this case BLQ) because they didnt need to use discretion until then, and they couldnt decide until then. That was the CAA line alledgedly.
This is a very sorry affair, as a Crewing Bod i find the whole story depressing. I am glad that i work for an Airline that respects its Crews views, i even had one of my bods telling a crew to get off a few months ago, as they didnt want them using 2 hrs discretion on a creeping Mx delay despite the Crew wanting to continue....