As it stands now, if I arrive at an overseas hotel that I have been to 1000 times and I think some study is in order I search the ATSB, NTSB etc for 737-800 incidents and accidents. I learn more from incidents than accidents. Something as trivial as a bleed trip will always teach me something.
Does the new regulation deminish the ease of access that pilots and engineers have to incident and accident reports? If it does in any way, no matter how small, it is a movement in the wrong direction.If I have to fill out an application form, or identify myself over the web, or store the report on my company iPad that is already short on memory, then it is a step in the wrong direction. We have a great safety record built on extraordinary investigations where the findings and learnings are shared with all, tampering with that strategy is foolish in my mind.