The PIC is merely the final enabler. He pulls the trigger of a weapon that has been primed, loaded and cocked by others. And we sit here and sanctimoniously expect him to be the guardian of everyone else's mistakes.
This is your opinion and is respected as such, others on here that are ATPLs see it completely differently. You seem to be entralled with James Reason's model. This model is designed to take the responsibility away from the end user and put it on the corporate entity.
The crew (CRM) elected to fly the aircraft with minimum fuel, the risks far out weighed the benefits.
Brian, I read your reference, it's conclusions are about the same as ATSB findings for the Norfolk ditching - what is your point?