The issue of ALARP does raise concern, and as others who have been posting on here who were there to hear the statement made by Group Captain Hickman, he stated the fleet is not ALARP at present, the situation is being managed by offline conversations between the IPT and BAe and the aim is to have a standard of ALARP by the end of this year. When asked if the resources would be made available to perform this, bearing in mind the fleet is at the end of it's service life, he stated that yes it would be done.
He stated that while the fleet is not ALARP it is still airworthy and it is still safe to fly as they are working towards that standard.
The coroner then asked some aircrew who were in attendance how that knowledge made them feel, which produced a wry laugh.
I am still somewhat confused as to how one previous IPTL can state the fleet is not airworthy and never has been and yet a different claims it is.
I do very much agree with the coroners view that those who are the "managers of people" know nothing of what is really going on, those who should be talked to and whose opinions are the most important are those on the "coalface".