In 22 years in the LHS of various multi crew aircraft, including Q400 and larger and faster machines I have flown with numerous F/Os with 300 hours or less, and whilst they may have still had things to learn about operating the aircraft, as indeed I did and still do, I never had any doubt that they would use the words “go-around” and “I have control” as required.

At the risk of being taken as non pc, there are possibly some cultures where a more inherent respect for ones elders or superiors might mean that isn’t a good thing, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the case in Australia, any more than it is in Europe.

Whst that, plus a lack of proper CRM training (ASIT etc) may have had a bearing on this accident, it’s very unfair to suggest that is the case at every airline in the world which employs low houred first officers who haven’t spent years flying a C206 single crew around the Boondocks.

Katmandu Bangla