Never been an air transport pilot but I must take issue with the "my license my responsibility" brigade. It takes a very secure pilot to say "yes" when asked "are you refusing the duty then?" More and more of you are paying for your ratings and accruing bigger and bigger debts. The companies' investment in you is minute compared with what it was when they used to pay for training. They have the attitude that there are plenty more where you came from. I have seen the same in other industries. The result is that health and safety take a back seat. Senior management will always say "safety is our prime objective" but it is the middle manager who is left with the resposibility of implementation and he is only going to be judged on whether schedules are kept to. Accidents are rare enough and pilot error will always be the finding.
Well done all of you who spoke up.