The main threat of safety is when you start operating outside of your Aircraft State of Registry laws / ANO etc. This will inevitably lead to more incidents and accidents and be a less safe operation. There have been many Operators over the years where this has indeed caused safety incidents - operating outside of their State of Registry legally binding rules, therefore essentially uninsurable as a result.
Any half decent flight department with zero safety violations over many years will of course question why they are now seemingly being ordered to operate outside of their State of Registry legally binding rules (by EASA, a non ICAO entity), and as a result rendering every flight likely uninsurable. This is clearly not acceptable.
Originally Posted by
asdf1234
I think any half decent flight departments look at the regulations as the minimum level they need to achieve, not the target they must strive to achieve. As soon as the industry as a whole stops looking at what they have to do "legally" and instead concentrate on what they must do to ensure safe operations we will see less moaning by individuals about EASA standards. Look to ICAO, EASA and your SOR; determine which of the standards are most onerous for each area of operation and aim to exceed them. If you're aiming to tick the boxes you really aren't running a safe operation.