Every one of these lying bastards needs to be fired right now.
My post reposted from elsewhere .
The disgusting, hateful, ridiculous thing about this letter is that it does something no competent regulator should ever do. As such the letter is a final damning document that leaves no doubt in my mind that CASA needs major drastic surgery - and fast, or else anyone within that organisation that values their reputation is going to have to leave to avoid being besmirched with the same **** that covers this letter.
And what is the damning thing CASA has done that no regulator should ever do??
It has, by its own calculated and deliberate action, created more uncertainty.
Furthermore, since then it has done nothing to remove that uncertainty, which totally damns it in the eyes of anyone connected with competent public administration.
Make no mistake, the purpose of regulation is to remove as much uncertainty as possible from the conduct of human affairs and the last thing any regulator should do is increase it by its own actions, as CASA continues to do today and why it cannot be trusted to wield any of the powers it purports to have.
It is a disgrace, the letter proves it. Please Minister, take an axe to CASA starting right at the top, followed by the author of this letter and anyone connected with its creation or approval.
If ever there was concrete evidence for increasing the levels of uncertainty, ,Peter Gibson provides it:
Today, CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said the changes would be years in the making.
"There's certainly nothing for any Australian pilot who has colour vision issues to be concerned about," Mr Gibson said.
"We're not grounding any pilots, we're not putting any further restrictions on any pilots, we're simply saying there is some new information out there which we're considering."
CASA is deliberately and in a calculated manner spread fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) in the minds of colour blind pilots. their employers and potential pilots. This is just plain wrong and nasty **** on so many levels I don't know where to start. It can have absolutely no positive effect on safety levels, in fact if it leads to stress among pilots it willl have the reverse effect.
I have nothing but contempt for the arseholes who constructed this scheme.
To put that another way; even if there is new convincing, indisputable evidence that color blindness is a safety hazard in some aviation related circumstance, then you don't promulgate this fact this way. You present the information as fact, determine the preferred response to it and make a rule.
Furthermore, unless this shyte is stopped in its tracks right now, there will be other assaults on a variety of health conditions, the most obvious next one up is Sleep Apnoea. CASA will require anyone with a BMI over a certain level (ie: Fat) to spend $3000 - $4000 on a sleep test and specialist advice. Readers are invited to list further health issues that could attract attention, There is no end to this mess if it starts.