To paraphrase JPMcEnroe, 'They cannot be serious'.!!
So am I reading it right..? You get your ID signed off by someone authorised to do so, then someone else has to authorise the authoriser....hmmm where have I heard that before..? Oh yeah, a qualified and authorised DAME signs you off as fit to fly, then someone else has to authorise them!!
The existing/previous system was a complete WOFTAM.
You want to improve the system..? SCRAP IT altogether. It serves no purpose other than to line the pockets of the people in the little empire built around it (well said IsDon), and allows politicians to be 'seen to be doing something' about aviation security.
At the very least it should be valid for 10yrs like a passport. Having to renew it every 2 years is just ridiculous. I'm over it.