Glad to see a good discussion has been made out of this, clearly a hot topic and one that varies between companies. I had a discussion with my instructor and he highlighted the following:
- The flight has not categorically been tankered with fuel.
- The report must take into consideration both the positives and negatives of deciding on tankering or not. For instance, deciding not to tanker has the positives of reduced fuel burn rate, but a negative is the aircraft may be in a long queue for refuelling.
- Discussion of cold soaked wing is an important factor, as is refuelling the aircraft in the morning (i.e de-ice still required)
Hopefully should make it a bit easier for myself, and with all the information from you chaps certainly helps. Basically, it's a case of "you make the decision".