Horatio,
This is my point exactly. The PIC has always had resposibility for the "Safety of flight" it is now that the legislation is trying to quantify the fatigue element in the argument.
When the explanetory statement says the following it is cause for concern.
"When option 2 was released for public consultation the major airlines generally opposed the changes to the prescriptive limits, But supported the increase obligations on their employees."
"Your fitness for work is YOUR responsibility and it doesn't matter by what mechanism you ended up shagged"
Well actually it is the resposibility of the employer and employee... as much as I may not totally agree with it. This is one of the many reasons (but not limited to) people are either in private enterprise for themselves or work for someone.
P.s I am 8 beers in writting this post