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Sandy's condemnation of CASA Safety Pledge?? - 

First courtesy of LMH:

Safety Pledge gains Momentum
25 April 2025



A safety pledge for pilots and operators launched at Avalon is gaining momentum as signatures continue to build.

CASA's Aviation Safety Pledge has attracted over 250 signatures since it was launched only a month ago.

CASA Executive Manager Stakeholder Engagement Andreas Marcelja described the response as a "strong start" and emphasised the reasoning behind creating the pledge.

"The heart of our pilot safety message is that safety is a shared responsibility," he told Australian Flying. "We want to encourage a culture where we normalise talking about safety, share our stories and recognise that there is always something new to learn."

The two pledges–My Safety is in My Hands for pilots and Their Safety is in Our Hands for operators–commit people to acting for aviation safety in seven ways:

• prioritising pre-flight preparation
  
• adhering to flight regulations
  
• continuously improving skills and knowledge
  
• respecting skies and peers
  
• speaking up for safety
  
• staying alert and focused
  
• fostering a culture of safety and continuous learning.
  

Names of individuals and organisations that sign the pledges are published on the CASA website, with high-profile operators like the Royal Flying Doctor Service, RMIT University, Sharp Airlines, Pilatus Australia, Flight Standards and Trent Robinson Aviation already getting on board.

CASA will also release a third pledge for engineers next month as part of their May-tenance month activities.
To sign the pledge and read the full list of companies and people that have already signed, go to the CASA website.

BM
a day ago
Apart from showing that we are all kissing the arse of our lords and masters can anybody tell me what the point of this marketing exercise is ? It certainly is not about safety.

Plus from  The Last Minute Hitch: 28 April 2025   

Then Sandy follows up, via FB:

Sandy Reith

CASA is running a campaign to have pilots sign up to a Safety Pledge. Not yet aircraft maintainers or airport operators or babysitters, the latter would be for another independent government authority. 

It’s outrageous that CASA should ask us about a pledge for safety when the boot is on the other foot, no question.

What a colossal cheek when CASA has induced thousands of PPLs into the low weight category which aircraft are not as safe as are heavier and far more capable VH registered aircraft. It’s obvious to any one that the 600kg limit is utterly wrong for numbers of missions that these aircraft are put to in regular private operations. People have died in these aircraft due to their inherent unsuitability for Australia’s long distances and windy conditions.

Hence the mooted change of the low weight recreational aircraft from 600kg to 760kg, but CASA can’t bring itself to implement the change because it implies recognition of the completely wrong model of governance.

All flying operations should be controlled through a Department with Minister in charge via graduated system because it’s not the role of government to hand off governance to monopoly bodies simply to avoid work and responsibility.

What hubris is on display here when CASA has wrecked the flying school industry by creating the most unnecessarily complex, time consuming and costly regulatory regime beyond any rationality. A cursory investigation of the systems in other countries, particularly the USA, shows that our sclerotic regulatory overreach is not only unnecessary but also counterproductive.

I’d be saying to CASA you pledge to have the Act changed by simplifying your regulations and to revert them to misdemeanour status and delete the proviso of strict liability in line with our British style of justice with proportionality.

Then CASA could pledge to Glen Buckley total restitution of his flying school and provide him with proportionate compensation for CASA’s unconscionable treatment against him. Similarly an apology and compensation for Les Woodall and a plea to the court to rescind his criminal conviction, such convictions unfairly obtained due to the strict liability provision.

And CASA could pledge to use risk analysis and the experience in other general aviation (GA) countries to determine standards, including medical standards, instead of saddling us with our unique and crippling Australian regulatory over reach.

Finally, all citizens have responsibility to respect our laws, will we be required to make such pledges in every area of civic life? What’s next, shall we be exhorted to report any possible bad thinking or possible regulation breaches by others?

CASA disrespects everyone in GA with this abhorrent Big Brother style of pilot denigration.
No doubt CASA will list those that have signed and those that have not for future reference when deciding who to favour and who to prosecute.

MTF...P2