Sarcs " Certainly is a lot to like about the NTSB/TSBC board system and it is obvious that they are truly operating independently and unencumbered by the regulator.
Ayup: and for mine, one of the most impressive aspects of the NTSB, FAA and operator response to SR A-14-022 is the easy balance of tension between potentially conflicted parties. The approach taken was – Hey, we do have a problem; and, they all rolled up their sleeves and went to work on a solution. That is the very healthy attitude I would like to see Australia adopt; NTSB identified some issues; FAA fixed those issues and the Operator embraced the fix – job done, no foul, no penalty, just an improved safety outcome. Well done. No aberrations there..
Lockhart was a watershed (tick for Lefty). But, whoever was 'running it', it is the top of Quinn's pendulum swing, Aherne amplified it and AIPA defined it. The pendulum arc tracks the diminishment of ATSB; from Lockhart through Whyalla to Pel Air. The take on the MoU same thing; the notion that the Miller report has been progressively manipulated almost to the point where ATSB may, essentially, be 'told' what the required outcome of a report is to be and they cooperate, has merit. The few published responses to the WLR indicate that, almost everyone is opposed to CASA being trusted with ATSB information, until some maturity is achieved and confidence restored that is...
It's part of an issue which must be addressed by the new DAS, down at grass roots level. There are several letters floating about in which CASA insist that built into a company operations manual must be a statement which 'mandates' that a copy of any report (IRM or RRM) provided to ATSB must be sent to CASA, at the same time...'nuff sed.
Now is the right time for the TSBC report to be released, warts and all (if any). We have a positive review, a change of DAS, the support of a very plugged in Senate committee and a once in a life time 'true' expert in David Fawcett to 'balance' that change, there's even some unity in industry. There has never been a better time, nor opportunity for significant change to happen; and the next chance may be a long, long wait away.
Lets just get this done...Now would be good; right now better still.
Toot toot.
PS. Slippery Pole dancing video gone viral on U-bend tube – lurv the outfits...