JW411
I suspect you are retired. Whatever your particular company SOP specified, nowadays, every walkround is conducted by the PF. For the captain to double-check it would be ludicrous. The bottom line is the bloke/lady missed something, as we all do. He will spend the rest of his life kicking himself for that, but he will be a better pilot for it. If you are retired you will have the satisfaction of saying, "I would never have done that," but the rest of us will think, "I could make any mistake like that tomorrow."