Sir George
CAP 637 States:- "Upon reaching a Taxi Holding Position identifying a Taxi Clearance Limit, the Pilot should stop the aircraft AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to the Taxi-Hold Position Marking, ensuring that no part of the aircraft protrudes beyond the markings".
"When following a taxi route, pilots are expected to keep a good lookout and are responsible for taking ALL possible measures to avoid all collisions with other aircraft and vehicles".
Lets not forget the golden rule of keeping the flightdeck over the centreline at all times.
The Flybe aircraft was holding in excess of 7.5 metres short of the holding point with the flight deck not positioned over the centre line.
I am aware it does not take away the responsibility of the PIA Aircraft but there are further issues here that I am sure the AAIB will look at.
After reading some of the previous posts it is clear Pilots are still doing their own thing and stopping their aircraft where THEY think and not where they should.