@Ditchdigger: so they have not figured out that it is during periods of low arousal that people's minds (and sometimes their bodies too) drift away?
They must be as myopic as the stupid EASA for thinking that regulations can change how biology works. Evolution takes thousands of years, not a regulation change.
I bet that it will eventually become accepted like the catnaps in the cockpit; there must be lots of controlers already doing other stuff just to stay awake, and as a pilot I feel safer for it. I trust professionals to know where to draw the line between a distraction and an aid.
And I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment that knowledge and with it, common sense has been lost in regulators and management.