Come on Brian you are much better than that!!
Thanks for the boost
DB, but should you read what I've written I have not sanctioned the untoward practices, quite the reverse, and have endeavoured in my own small way by conversing with CASA and ATSB to point out perceived shortcomings. In deed I had to give up flying in order to do so. Sadly oil companies have vast political and legal clout, notwithstanding the good people who do work within said organisations.
Both the REPCON program and CEO Policy Notice CEO PN029 2005 2 Multi Engine Helicopters Operational Performance Standards, I suspect, though do not have proof, are an outcome of my discussions with the regulatory bodies. I say "suspect" because they appeared five months following those discussions.