Declaring the Dacon scoop as the only means of recovery seems to have gone out of fashion at the moment, replaced by a simple yes/no tick box for rescue & recovery available and the statement "good prospect of recovery" in the remarks section of the weather report. But, if an aircraft captain launches knowing that this is the case, he also knows that following a ditching, his passengers are highly likely to be severely injured or killed in the recovery process (by the Dacon scoop). That is why BALPA do not agree that this would be a satisfactory situation.
Last edited by Ex Machina; 25th Feb 2017 at 16:16.