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Safeskies 2022 - Who knew??

Apparently an abbreviated version of the elite Safeskies conference occurred last week (ie abbreviated due the QEII National Day of Mourning):

DAY TWO [VIRTUAL]

UPDATE / Respecting the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II declared for 22 September, we will be delivering day 2 of the program virtually at a date to be advised.

However apparently the Mandarins and Minions of the Can'tberra (make work) aviation safety bureaucracy were able to present as advertised on Day 1 of the SS2022...

08:45 – 09:00
Conference opening
Mike Mrdak AO - 

09:00 | Session 1

Aviation Policy Group Discussion

Richard Wood First Assistant Secretary Dept Infrastructure, Pip Spence CEO CASA, Jason Harfield CEO Airservices Australia, AIRCDRE Joseph Medved Director General, Defence Aviation Safety Authority (P2 now there's an expensive line up ($3-4 million) of trough feeding bureaucrats -  )

Not much feedback from around of this momentous occasion?? However, a full week after the event, Hitch did manage to get a summary of what Su_Spence had to contribute to the pompous talkfest:

(CAUTION: Bucket maybe required)

Safety Campaign off to a Good Start: CASA

29 September 2022



CASA Director of Aviation Safety and CEO Pip Spence told the Safeskies conference in Canberra last week that the regulator's new safety campaign has had a very positive start.

Launched in August and named Your Safety is in Your Hands, the campaign is a collaboration with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Airservices Australia, Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), and other aviation associations and companies aimed at getting pilots to increase their skills and knowledge.

"The campaign, backed by other government agencies and aviation industry groups, is aimed at the pilot community and was developed using pilot input and Australian Transport Safety Bureau data," Spence told Safeskies.

"We also worked closely with the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Maritime safety Authority.

"It provides resources such as webinars, podcasts, videos and other safety enhancing products in one easily accessible forum we believe will be a terrific resource for pilots."

Spence said that CASA had become aware that pilots were not using safety resources because they didn't necessarily know they were available.

"Research showed that while most pilots found educational resources produced by CASA helpful, they were not always aware that they existed or where to find them," she said.

"This research gave us a strong evidence-based rationale to inform the development of this campaign and key messages designed to change behaviour and attitudes.

"The campaign tagline Your Safety is in Your Hands emphasises the personal responsibility and role pilots play in their safety and ongoing development."

Running until July next year, the campaign will feature a new safety topic each quarter. The current topic is non-controlled aerodromes, to be followed by forecasting and navigating weather.

The campaign will also cover flight planning and operations at controlled airports.

Access to campaign resources is via the new Pilot Safety Hub.

 
Hmm...apparently Su_Spence is currently on hols but she was still able to take time to appear at this talkfest, however when it came to replying to real aviation safety queries, complaints etc. the $million DAS can't even be bothered to reply:

Dear Dan,

Please forward the communication below to the CASA CEO Ms. Pip Spence. As I have related to you in the past my previous email to Ms. Spence remains unanswered and unacknowledged in spite of my follow up requests, even just to ascertain CASA’s receipt of email.

Hopefully, as my Parliamentary Representative you will receive an answer and I’m asking specifically that you make this representation on my behalf.

Best regards,

Sandy

Ref: https://auntypru.com/forum/-The-sexual-l...4#pid13044

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Via email:

Dear Ms. Tsikleas,

I sent this correspondence directly to Ms Spence 10 days ago, are you able to confirm that she has received it.

Cheers. Glen

  
One email recipient (who really does know) made this reply to Sandy to explain how it works underneath the (undemocratic) Can'tberra bubble...

Alas, Sandy, ‘standard ops’ in many government agencies these days is to maintain an ‘ignore’ list:  Names and email addresses presumptively to be ignored (if not automatically deleted).   And the agencies get away with it because … they can.   

There is no practical accountability because those responsible continue to be paid and employed, even in the rare circumstances in which a complaint from or litigation commenced by some upstart member of the public gets some attention.   That’s why ‘robodebt’ survived and thrived for as long as it did.  And then the taxpayer had to foot the bill for damage done!

 
MTF...P2