Pontius,
The RN is now exactly the same.
The reason we have insisted on applicants passing for both is that this group of people have a much better chance of making it to Fast Jet training. Additionally they have much more capacity to deal with ever more complex aircraft.
Just because you have a shortage does NOT mean standards will be lowered as this inevitably leads to higher training wastage.
For Tourist if you can't prove you can be good officer material both at AIB and BRNC you won't get in.
