West Coast, you say
To argue that its the fault of a company policies or some ICAO tenet marginilizes the PICs responsibilities.
But surely the commander has to operate close to company policy, which in turn will be close to the regs?
So, if the regs stated we had to land with an hour and a half of fuel in the tanks, we wouldn't really have any worries. Unfortunately we can work to much tighter margins.
So what happens to the commander, for example, who diverts fifteen minutes before company policy or regs say he should?
All I'm saying is, the regs and company policy provide the datum around which this discussion is based, therefore we can point an accusing finger at them.