Reply to post #39;
krujje;
Thank you for the important correction.
to get to the truth, which is what was needed.
...and is still needed, apropos his comments early last-year regarding SMS and what I would term, "the de-regulation of safety oversight in Canada":
Safety cuts risk air disaster: Judge - Toronto Star, March, 2007
SMS in and of itself is a good safety system because, in part, it supports monitoring and change through the intense collection and use of data.
SMS however, does not provide a robust external audit process and instead puts airlines in charge of both the collection and use of safety data AND the audit of such safety processes to determine "effectiveness". The process can work successfully so long as data is first, taken seriously and second, acted upon. That is not always the case when short-term commercial goals are the usual priorities. Regulatory oversight is often required to counter such commercial pressures and it is unclear how SMS will address the issue.