08-05-2023, 11:32 AM
It beggars belief that Mr. Harfield (who has been in the job far too long) is able to publish the kind of nonsense quoted above:
"The CEO of air traffic control provider Airservices has admitted his organisation is not delivering the standard of service expected following a row over closed airspace.
However, Jason Harfield insisted “aviation safety performance has been maintained” and pledged to ensure “transparency and accountability for our ongoing performance”.
The regulation under which CASA authorises Airservices to operate (renewed every three years) states the following:
10.1.2 Air Traffic Services Commensurate with Airspace Classification
10.1.2.1 Unless otherwise authorised by CASA, air traffic services must be provided commensurate with the airspace classifications as notified in the AIP.
Note, there is no mention of "aviation safety performance". So what is that and did Airservices maintain it? This also begs the question, "is Mr. Harfield in possession of a document from Ms. Spence that allows him not to provide commensurate services"? In a way he is because CASA also has approved Airservices contingency procedures, but prolonged lack of staff is not the reason ICAO allows for such procedures to exist.
To return to the question, clearly, if Airservices was not providing an air traffic service in otherwise controlled airspace (Classes A, C, D and E in Australia) then they were also not maintaining "aviation safety performance" in that airspace. The latter, which presumably means nobody died, was, in fact, being maintained by the pilots in the now uncontrolled airspace.
As for "transparency and accountability", these are qualities that every public servant claims for their work. It seems that the only way the public ever sees this accountability is when the politicians see the need to appoint a Royal Commission. If there ever is one into the debacle that Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, it's seven ministers, CASA and Airservices has become then Robodebt will look like an amateur production.
"The CEO of air traffic control provider Airservices has admitted his organisation is not delivering the standard of service expected following a row over closed airspace.
However, Jason Harfield insisted “aviation safety performance has been maintained” and pledged to ensure “transparency and accountability for our ongoing performance”.
The regulation under which CASA authorises Airservices to operate (renewed every three years) states the following:
10.1.2 Air Traffic Services Commensurate with Airspace Classification
10.1.2.1 Unless otherwise authorised by CASA, air traffic services must be provided commensurate with the airspace classifications as notified in the AIP.
Note, there is no mention of "aviation safety performance". So what is that and did Airservices maintain it? This also begs the question, "is Mr. Harfield in possession of a document from Ms. Spence that allows him not to provide commensurate services"? In a way he is because CASA also has approved Airservices contingency procedures, but prolonged lack of staff is not the reason ICAO allows for such procedures to exist.
To return to the question, clearly, if Airservices was not providing an air traffic service in otherwise controlled airspace (Classes A, C, D and E in Australia) then they were also not maintaining "aviation safety performance" in that airspace. The latter, which presumably means nobody died, was, in fact, being maintained by the pilots in the now uncontrolled airspace.
As for "transparency and accountability", these are qualities that every public servant claims for their work. It seems that the only way the public ever sees this accountability is when the politicians see the need to appoint a Royal Commission. If there ever is one into the debacle that Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, it's seven ministers, CASA and Airservices has become then Robodebt will look like an amateur production.