Points well taken Geebz. I've flown in many countries in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres as well as both North and South of the Equator for the past 38 years. The only differences in all these carriers is the paint schemes... and that's it. Memos and bulletins have been and are still issued to cover up the inadequecies of management. Mostly, because they bastardized flight manuals issued by the manufacturers. Many transplanted managers and chief pilots loved the procedures from their previous carrier, which may have been from a different country. And now these procedures are not applicable and contrary to the civil aviation regulations where they currently fly.
Ultimately no matter the country of operation... the airman is fully responsible for their own legalities.
Find me a country that holds PICs harmless for everything and lays blame on the company, and I'm their
