Coming from the Navy environment, I too have the same general opinion that offshore does with CRM.
2p's are supposed to be the AC, the AC should be working to devolop those skills and not acting like god.
The hardest part is developing your tact in brushing CRM issues with your senior.
The best ones, (and my plan is to follow this) know their butts are on the line, so it's:
"Look, if you see me f*cking up, say something! Because you going in with me doesn't do anyone in back much good at all."
I've had scary moments as a crewman in both fixed wing and heli ops, where in one instance I had to pipe up to be "The voice of safety."
I have found in instances that voicing it such as "I wonder what this might look like in an NTSB transcript/Naval review board hearing ..." is only for those whom you know well
As for whether operations in the private sector are providing enough, couldn't say, I'm on the lowest rung.
But, as Offshore puts forth, being "single pilot" doesn't prevent you from aquiring the skills, you do get dual.
It's kinda a wonder that with my CFI's, (I think it's just mmy milspec backround) They ask me what I want to do today, or what we planned on doing today, and once that's settled, I brief the flight. Every flight.
For a single pilot CRM can be as simple as ensuring positive control transfer, so there is no doubt as to whom is flying the aircraft.
CRM doesn't even have to be pilot to pilot. If I'm soloing with a passenger, part of my brief is "If you see(traffic) or hear anything, basically whatever makes you uncomfortable, sing out to me."
You never know what a pax might see while you're occupied with another task ...
That's about it for me Eden, my Navy experience: 13 years as a SAR Crewman.
Flight time:
About 22,600 hours total (Navy) Much of that was TACAMO crew time, 13-14 hour missions. But a lot of SAR in heli's too.
300 so far civilian, and going up
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Marc