BA762 report released (cowl doors openning)
Ok, for those of you who think the Capt should ALWAYS do the walk round, here's a question.
The jetty has been the removed and you are about to push back when the purser tells you the toilet tank is full. You contact the handlers on the radio to arrange for it to be emptied.
When the task has been completed do you ask for the jetty to be re-attached so you can go down and personally make sure the flap has been closed or do you take it on trust even though no signatures are involved.
As many have said, you have to trust the rest of the operation to achieve its tasks. I do find it interesting though that there are those here who were prepared to trust a Flight Engineer to do the walk round but not the First Officer