"In the future, safety targets are going to be getting tighter for the platform safety management. As technology reaches a limit of improvement, the only avenue left for a ‘return’ is in operating more safely (ie approx 4x as many accidents caused by some form of human error vs technical failure during flight). But how are we going to implement the required improvement, and then measure it so that the required levels can be demonstrated?"
Enough of your engineering w@nkwords, number 5206.
One of the RN's best ways of ensuring that technical failure was minimised was to invite the spanner-wielder who did any engine change at sea to sit in the back for the resulting engine air test when fired off the front of one of Pusser's flat tops. A thoroughly good idea, to my mind. Some of the shabby old wrecks I used to air test might have perhaps have been inspected rather more carefully by the alleged engineers if they'd been told they'd be flying with us on the subsequent air test.....
'Platform safety management' indeed. Good grief.