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Ground-staff role-playing --
A "Project Manager" had been hired by Nation Air as ground- staff for a remote contract at Jeddah.
"... lead mechanic spoke to a member of the crew"; footnote #6, "The Project Manager wore a Captain's uniform." [Saudi AAR section1.6.2.4.5, "11July Preflight Check".]
Finding 3.2.11, "The project manager was aware of a low tyre pressure but was not qualified to assess its importance."
I'm going to stop you right there!
The fact that this person was not qualified to assess a low tire/tyre pressure is not to contradict, he paid the price too by being one of the victims.
But this has nothing to do with him wearing 4 bars.
Wearing uniforms is a way of gaining respect, open doors and get things done with locals in "third world countries" This was at list a very common practice in Africa for station managers (Air Afrique, UTA) to wear fours stripes while on duty.
This company procedure actually saved my father (ex station Manager for UTA) in the late 70's.
One time he was arrested by two drunken local soldiers while driving toward the airport at night.
After cocking their guns and asking him to stand out of his car they realized he was in uniform and just let him go.