That's the way things are.
BASSA is very strict and dare you question anything you will be in for a very tough fight. Think about the "name and shame" quiz they did a couple of months ago over a CSD who decided to make their own way to London from Prestwick.
Another issue is the hot towels in WTP. It would take crew less than two minutes to do them but because BASSA had not approved it shouldn't be done. I once did them, because the CSD asked me to do it, and a certain crew member went mad at me because BASSA told us not do to it!
Certain crew has to ask themselves: are we there for the passengers or not? They are after all paying our salaries.