Danny you have realy hit the nail on the head with this thread the new regulations are no help what so ever in increasing security and in some cases REDUCE security.
The only security that is increased is the job security of the people who wrote the regualtions as these new rules will stop any chance of them taking any flack from the people who are realy driving this , the fleet street editors and we all know how much that bunch of parasites know about aviation security.
I cant understand how any aircrew can suport these regualtions ,I can only think that those who do have got carried away with the media frenzy and have not taken time to think over the situation or have such a low opinion of other crew members that there ability to co-operate with other crew menbers has to be drawn into question.
The bottom line is that an aircrew/ATC pass should be enough to permit a person to be on the flight deck .
If not what is this saying about the vetting that has taken place to issue the pass ?.