Is this once again a case where the authorities come up with proposals from behind their desks without asking the guys at the coal face? It has happend this way for years and we've been stuck with some daft rules for years. OK, this may seem an improvement on what happens in some airlines now, but from the repsonses it is not what exprience has shown works. Surely this is what national flight crew unions are for. They have technical committees. Why are they not involved at the research stage rather than fighting rear-guard actions trying to convince the CAA's that their ideas are not so good. No doubt there will be massive financial pressures from the airlines. It is likely that the CAA's have had boardroom meetings with the management before the proposals come to light. The pilot groups should be in at the start. The strength of the opposition is often too great when they start trying to convince people there is a better way.