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The ICAO world according to Dr A - UDB! 

I note from the Budget Estimates tabled documents that finally the Dept has replied and compiled a table comparing the top 20 ICAO compliant States:

Senator Barry O'Sullivan, Chair, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
Letter from Mr Brendan McRandle regarding ICAO Standards
22 May 2018
PDF 334KB

However, although this bollocks correspondence is apparently scribed by Mr Brendan McRandle, the following paragraphs IMO have a distinctly Dr A word weasel spin to them -   

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See what I mean, got Dr A's pugmarks all over it -   

Note that these 'make work' aviation safety bureaucrats are still trying to paint the image that our standing as the sixth most ICAO compliant State is only a recent occurrence facilitated by the great work of HVH and CC Wingnut - UDB! 

A follow up to the above, I note the following from the recently processed Budget Estimates Hansard: 

CHAIR: Welcome to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. We've received correspondence in response to our request about the notifications of differences to ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices from the department. With the concurrence of my colleagues, we will table it and recommend it be published. There may be colleagues who have some questions for you on it.

Mr Hood, I want to open with a compliment. I recently spent quite a bit of time with all those old-timers with the magnificent old flying machines, the antiques and that. They've got the highest regard for your department, reputation wise.

Mr Kefford : Thanks, Senator.

CHAIR: It wasn't shared by all departments in aviation, but yours was one. I just wanted to give you that feedback. I want to ask about the drones issue, because we're starting to get towards the sharp end of work. Were you involved at all with CASA? Did you guys make any submissions or engage with CASA on the question of their review?

And so the CHAIR once again effectively nullifies any further line of questioning on the middle finger salute that the aviation safety agencies and the dept give to any thought of proactively harmonising and/or complying with the ICAO SARPs - FDS! 

MTF...P2