CASA FLOT Conf identifies major risk to airsafety!
The CASA FLOT conference held this week in Sydney seems to have been an outstanding success from all feedback. Certainly many of the issues associated with the rewrite of Parts 61, 91, 121B, 141, 142, 133/13/137 were reviewed by the 300 or so industry representatives there plus many who logged on to the web broadcast. CASA seemed to be quite serious in wanting to get it right. I guess the proof will be in what happens next.
An interesting view was put forward in that it was considered by representatives of industry that the greatest hazard to air safety was in fact the Attorney's General Department in demanding the rules fit a use all template in style and format and that Strict Liability offences be attached to many (read most) of the rules. It was suggested that this had the potential to destroy safety management systems and occurrence reporting and as a result reduce the levels of safety that many have worked for by causing a 'dry up' of reporting.