PANS training vs SARPs
But isn't PANS supposed to be of lesser authoritativeness than SARPs? meaning while any variance on the SARPs will require the ICAO member state to file for differences of practice with ICAO (which will then "judge" if the difference filing is merited and other ICAO member states may choose to withdraw certain privileges granted to the "differing" state), the PANS do not require such notice of difference? in other words, a member such as CAAP precisely can pick those they want and discard those they don't?
for instance, if i remember correctly, the MPL in PANS 9868 is supposed to be for turbine powered engine only, but FLybe of UK is doing it for turboprops. this difference would not have been possible if the MPL is a SARPs document rather than a PANS. So how is UK able to deviate from the MPL but not Phils? i hope we get informed comments, rather than the usual racist sh*t.