Sarcs #2190 – "Still joining the dots.."
Thorny - "Sarcs, mate, you really are a cynical Bast..ard"
Not only that! – he's being very mischievous and setting up a weekend heads-scratcher; but I reckon he's also trying to sneak a late entry into the
Senate Ordinance Cup ; which makes him a devious, crafty SOB...
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I'm going to call his bluff; there is a possible entrant from overseas, little known in Oz but if the connections decide that they will run the horse, it will alter the odds. So let's see, (looking – looking) Ah, howzabout - Canadian Club; horse, out of Federal Plod by Criminal Intent.
You see, I reckon Sarcs has 'inverted' the perspective and instead of wondering why the Canadian form guide has not been published; he has tracked the MoP, backwards; from the Canadian TSB audit point of view i.e. What the CTSB would see when they investigate ICAO compliance. In that context, if Sarcs has started from the compliance with ICAO annex 13 end and worked backwards through to the ubiquitous MoU. Could the CTSB possibly feel that the MoU disturbs the ICAO tenet of ATSB 'sovereignty' during an investigation and the righteous issuing of Safety Recommendations? Could this notion naturally lead to examining the dramatic drop of the Safety Recommendations (SR) from 'Serious' to 'Minor'? In short, have the Pel Air books been 'cooked'?
In a honest world, the MoU should work just fine; ATSB notifies CASA that SR are incoming; the FF 'White hats' grab the spell book and start weaving - preparing a proper response. All good until it was realised CASA were going to have 'egg on their face', had the ATSB not backed down. Perhaps that 'GWM report' was prepared to riposte the ATSB brick bat. "We're on top of this" says Sleepy Hollow.
The consensus (among the BRB) is that the CASA 'White hats' receiving information through the MoU were preparing for a 'serious safety' call from the ATSB on three issues; (1) the serious lack of CASA action on CDP on 82.0; and, (2) CASA oversight of the operator; (3) against the operator.
Enter the FF Black hats – Instead of timely advice being used to prepare the way for a much delayed 'fuel policy' changes; the good intentions of the MoU pave the merry road to perdition. The Black hats take the early advice and set about 'subverting' it so that the mighty blow the ATSB was intending to deliverer became little more than a gentle 'well done' pat on the back. There is good support information for this to be had from the total lack of action taken on ATSB, Coronial and many other 'safety' related recommendations and there is no closed loop system for tracking, auditing or examining those changes. There is certainly no system for audit of those changes – refer CRM 82 time line. What is it now 20 years ? bad law Reg 206 and RFDS and etc. etc. What a witches brew..small wonder 'white hats' leave in droves.
The disconnect is clear enough from the Sarcs post above. Has the benefit of the MoU been grossly misused to undermine the ATSB 'sovereign' authority under the ICAO?; the 'disturbance' of the TSI Act is clearly apparent. If the AFP investigation and the Canadian audit turned up the same conclusions; possibly two things would happen (1) the minuscule would 'sit' on the CTSB report (2) the AFP information prompted Heffernan, Stearle and Xenophon to bring on the MoP. The latest gossip 'on the breeze' is that the PM's department is actively involved (Choc frog Sunny) and that the TSB 'report' is in town but the minuscule has deemed it 'low priority'.
It's a bit of a stretch but could the exposed, cynical manipulation of Pel-Air be parlayed in criminal charges? If that eventuates will Chambers and White along with McComic and possibly Sangston need a little 'legal' advice?
Sarcs you research daemon, let's have a look at part two. It's cruel to torment a curiosity bump (or hump). You can sing the verse below using the -
- as a tune – quite catchy, ain't it...
The sexual life of the camel
Is stranger than anyone thinks.
At the height of the mating season
He tries to bugger the Sphinx.
But the Sphinx’s posterior orifice
Is clogged by the sands of the Nile,
Which accounts for the hump on the camel
And the Sphinx’s inscrutable smile.
What the hell - it's Saturday, ain't it? Toot toot..