SPHL:
'to the best of my knowledge' and 'as far as I am aware'
Even if those weasel words had been included in the RTS of the Chinook HC2 or the Nimrod Mk2 they would still have been lies. Now it would seem that the legal position for those who sign for one of Her Majesty's aircraft pre-flight is on the basis of "Caveat Emptor", as it will only be airworthy "as far as I am aware". Feeling lucky? The more the "system" tries to accommodate itself to the consequences of its very own actions, the more it will be seen as a mass of hopeless contradictions. No magic wand will make the UK Military Fleet airworthy again. The very least the crews that fly them are owed is that Airworthiness be in independent and competent hands with the power and will to ground aircraft when necessary. The MAA, as presently constituted, does not meet that very least requirement.
Self Regulation never works and in Aviation it Kills!