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The duplicitous hypocrisy of Carmody Capers -

I note that CC and his crooked band of executive stooges are again wasting industry and public generated funds on yet another useless 'relationship survey'

Via Oz Flying:

CASA Flight Operations Inspectors on the job. (CASA)

CASA to conduct Second Relationship Survey
5 March 2018

CASA today announced that it would soon conduct a second relationship survey to gauge how the aviation community rates the regulator.

CASA conducted their first relationship survey in 2015, which it placed in the hands of consultant company Colmar Brunton, slated to run the second survey also.

The Colmar Brunton report of 2016 showed that just 25% of respondents were satisfied with the regulator's performance, prompting CASA to issue a corrective action plan.

"It has been more than two years since the first survey of our relationships and interactions with the aviation community and it is now time to check how we’re tracking against the benchmark data we obtained in late 2015," today's CASA statement says.

"While we’ll be asking the same questions, we’ve fine-tuned our research approach to ensure we get a broad, representative set of views across all aviation sectors.

"CASA encourages everyone who is approached to give a little of their time to share their honest feedback. Hearing directly from the aviation community allows us to gain a frank view of what we’re doing well and what is working, as well as importantly where improvements need to made."

CASA will send out e-mails in early March asking aviation people to provide feedback to the survey, and will invite aviation associations to register their interest via the on-line consultation hub, from which a random selection will be asked to complete the survey.

Read more at http://www.australianflying.com.au/lates...Lx3xKTW.99

Interesting timing when it would appear that CC is about to kick a goal with the Basic Class 2 medical etc. reform...
Also via Oz Flying: 

The Basic Class 2 medical standard means some pilots can go to their GP for an examination.

CASA issues Medical Reform Schedule
2 March 2018

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) yesterday announced the schedule to implement reforms for Class 2 and Basic Class 2 medical standards.

CASA released the proposed reforms in November last year, saying they would be put in place across 2018.

As well as introducing the Basic Class 2 and allowing commerical pilots to fly operations without fare-paying passengers on a Class 2 medical certificate, CASA has said Designated Aviation Medical Examiners (DAME) will now be able to issue Class 2 medicals at the time of examination without reference to CASA.

The roll-out schedule is:

• 1 March 2018 – Class 2 medicals for commercial flights without fare-paying passengers
  
• 3 April 2018 – DAMEs can start issuing Class 2 medical certificates
  
• Mid 2018 – Basic Class 2 starts
  

CASA CEO and Director of Aviation Safety Shane Carmody said the CPL reform has the potential to keep experienced pilots active for longer in some areas of commercial aviation.

“The change opens up the potential pool of pilots for a range of operations, including aerial application and flying training,” he said.

“Giving more experienced pilots who no longer hold a Class 1 medical the opportunity to offer their services and skills to flying training is a reform that can be a plus for both current and future pilots."

Several CASA CEOs in the past have tried to enable DAMEs to issue Class 2 medicals without reference to CASA, but none have been able to implement it right across the board. Some DAMEs, known as DAME2s, have been issuing Class 2 medicals for some time already.

"This change will allow all designated aviation medical examiners to issue Class 2 medicals at the time of examination, unless the DAME elects to refer the application to CASA," a CASA spokesperson said.

"Allowing DAMEs to directly issue Class 2 medicals should simplify and speed up the medical process for hundreds of applicants each month."

The 3 April reforms also bring into focus the $75 CASA processing fee, which the regulator has told Australian Flying is currently "under consideration".

Read more at http://www.australianflying.com.au/lates...O3LCbYA.99

However before considering filling out that bollocks survey, industry participants should consider taking the time to read the Hansard and view the video on the AP Senate Estimates thread - here - and from the blog - here:  

Also consider this Embuggerance thread post - #102 - and the fact that the current CASA Enforcement manual still contains the 'black letter' embuggerance clause and former DAS McCormick's moniker in the preface (ref - CASA 'Just Culture' message goes global)...

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...and the first line that comes to mind is "Leopard and Spots" -  


MTF...P2