Self Regulation Does Not Work, and in Aviation it Kills!

[tucumseh]

Engines

MoD’s undertaking to implement Haddon-Cave ‘in full’

Interestingly, on 28 November 2012 MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support Policy Secretariat distanced itself from the (previous) Government's acceptance of the Nimrod Review. This was after an MP pointed out to MoD that the MAA was not implementing Haddon-Cave's recommendations in full.

I think your item 5 important. You are of course correct. The "Operating" input should be limited to non-technical Service Deviations. (Technical ones already need to be written by engineering staff in the project team - a largely ignored reg). I think the VSOs' stance comes from the widespread failure to understand the difference between airworthiness and fitness for purpose. (And last time I spoke to a senior officers in the MAA, they didn't understand either). If you don't understand, you should not be involved.