SASless,
The text was underlined to emphasize that the limit was on the certification status of the aircraft and not just SS6 (as HC has concluded).
As I tried to indicate (probably too succinctly), it is likely that for the whole of offshore operations, sea state will only be consistently reported for the offshore locations. Yes, there might be occasions when it could be worse at the onshore site (Sumburgh for example) but that would be an exception that would not justify the complexity that would be added to the regulatory regime by including it.
Cyclic,
It is not clear that you have read the whole report; the questions you have about getting to the heart of the problems are discussed and have resulted in Actions/Recommendations. You do need to read more than the press review and comments on PPRune.
The HF issues of automation will also be dealt with in an RAeS Conference on the 3rd and 4th July. This conference is intended to have all parties discuss:
"Technology Friend or Foe - the introduction of automation to offshore operations"
By having presentations and discussions from the majority of the interested parties.
Jim