So does the sea state limitation apply to a land based destination where the approach is made over water, such as Sumburgh? If so, how is the sea state measured there considering it varies so much with depth of water and exact position. If not, surely it is not addressing the Sumburgh L2 accident?
If you look at the 5 accidents, only one (the ETAP) could possibly be impacted by this new rule. So it's hardly going to create a step change in safety! It seems to me to be mostly a
PR excercise.