There are two different questions here (that I think people have been trying to address - not that I'm suggesting people should address)
1) Did the crew in this particular case make the correct decision according to current regulations and policies?
2) What should the regulations and policies be?
The "stalemate" that Rainboe alludes to is partly due to the fact that people are trying to answer different questions.
The issue I raised is not really relevant to question 1 - and it appears that question 1 is what is most important to people in this thread. So I'm sorry for raising the probabilities issue - and I don't think it needs to be discussed further here.
Last edited by stagger; 27th Apr 2006 at 23:29.