Is the QF engineer the only person on duty at the 24 hour airport, surely not.
Are we saying that only another QF engineer contactable by radio can come to assist in case of emergency, surely not.
Why not give the engineer a mobile phone instead of a radio?
There must be a stack of appropriate people to contact in case of emergency, including the 24 hour Rescue Fire Fighting Service.
Jeepers this works in small ports, what is different about Perth?
Seems a no-brainer to me.
Or is it just another attempt to squawk safety during a reform process??????