Emmm, ... anybody read the ANO or JAR 145 or JAR OPS lately.......?
Pilots have had the capability to hold authorisation to do a hell of a lot more than we give them credibility for and for a lot longer than we seem to remember up to and including duplicate inspections ......
And I'm sure somebody is about to quote words of wisdom picking up some small technicality about what I have said above but that's the way it has been for ages! JAR OPS has brought in a requirement for formal training before they can sign off Daily Inspections but under BCAR they had this privilege already.