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Old 26th Jul 2016, 06:43
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harry the cod
 
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Fully agree with Panther88

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Second maid? What, for the HF manager? Don't think so pal, you might be surprised to know that he's taking home less than a junior F/O.

When you say that you're not prepared to do 'their' job for them, what is 'your' job exactly? I would think that as a professional, and particularly as a Captain, you would take the responsibility of submitting these reports because whether you like it or not, it IS your responsibility. As the commander of the aircraft, you are required, and expected, to highlight actual or potential threats in our operation, square and simple. The whole point of these reports is that we're trying to avoid the accident you think is necessary before people listen.

By throwing your hands up and saying 'not my aisle mate', you become just as negligent as those that you criticise. Ironically, you're protecting these 'high paid managers' by not highlighting problems. The Challenger disaster, Chernobyl, Herald of Free Enterprise are just a few examples of where management were informed on many occasions of systemic and design defects but chose to do nothing. They were the ones that became culpable in the investigation, not the individuals at the pointy end.

Harry
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