At last - our CAA have grown some!!!
How many decades has the industry been faffing about?
Consultants procrastinating and ensuring nothing gets resolved so they can continue to invoice for some more 'expertise'........
It's about time that deadlines are set otherwise we will simply continue to blunder on regardless.
Congratulations to passenger groups for mandating re-breathers for themselves.
Pilot groups/representatives/operators should hold their heads in shame for the lack of EBS in the cockpit. Regardless of implementation, it is simply a money issue and 'they' have 'got away' with it for far too long.
The trouble is - the industry has managed to disguise who 'they' are.
Numerous Aberdeen-centric meetings and soirees, full of men and women practicing the art of 'face-time'. Agenda items simply regurgitating the last meeting's minutes and lost amongst another sub-committee.
If you don't supply EBS for the crew then remove the meaningless/ridiculous Ops Manual phrase where it dictates that the crew should assist the 're-breathing' passengers upon 'ditching' and enter the life-raft last, after collecting numerous items scattered around the cockpit/cabin.
Perhaps we could actually learn from 'Johnny Foreigner' - at least they do not appear to treat crews as 2nd-class citizens - I understand one Northern European outfit is on the verge of implementing crew EBS - and this decision was made before recent review.
PS. It's only a National Document so get your Waiver Applications in the post!
Last edited by EESDL; 27th Feb 2014 at 14:56.
Reason: placate deadline phobia