Ducks; all in a row then?
The bit that concerns me is the lack of Australian interest; ‘she’ll be right’ attitude, the pay lip service approach and the ‘just cover your arse’ mentality. Take a look at what the Brits have done and are doing, they have tackled the situation with energy and action, in a very clever manner. Potential problems are acknowledged, have been promptly addressed and proactively. But then the UK actually has a lot of air traffic and not quite the ‘space’ Australia has, large populations close to the many busy airports would focus the concerns of any sensible regulator.
The USA has not done too shabby a job either, slightly different approach to the Brits – superficially – but not in the essentials. Risk mitigation rules.
That’s how the grown up agencies have responsibly tackled the potential for accident or injury. I expect Australia will, as will most of the rest of the ‘developing’ countries, follow the leaders example. This is acceptable. It is however, unacceptable that the Australian agencies pose, preen, pretend and spend a lot of money selling the notion that they are ‘world class’. There has never been a better example of this than the stark, black and white difference between what the ‘real’ safety agencies do and the Australian aping of them. It has so far been; and, probably will remain, a disgraceful, expensive exercise demonstrating how truly inept the second rate service provided to a nation really is. Thank the gods we have a caring, intelligent, knowledgeable, proactive minister to take charge and sort out the mess. (ROFLMAO). I wonder, how long will it be before a loud shout of “DUCK” is regularly heard: not as an expletive you understand; but a genuine warning, as a pizza delivery box doing 15 knots at the end of a 30 meter, CASA approved, ATSB sanctioned wire, being ‘monitored’ by some kid in a back room somewhere, screams down the High St.
Aye; the new, officially sanctioned catch phrase for 2017 - "DUCK".
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The bit that concerns me is the lack of Australian interest; ‘she’ll be right’ attitude, the pay lip service approach and the ‘just cover your arse’ mentality. Take a look at what the Brits have done and are doing, they have tackled the situation with energy and action, in a very clever manner. Potential problems are acknowledged, have been promptly addressed and proactively. But then the UK actually has a lot of air traffic and not quite the ‘space’ Australia has, large populations close to the many busy airports would focus the concerns of any sensible regulator.
The USA has not done too shabby a job either, slightly different approach to the Brits – superficially – but not in the essentials. Risk mitigation rules.
That’s how the grown up agencies have responsibly tackled the potential for accident or injury. I expect Australia will, as will most of the rest of the ‘developing’ countries, follow the leaders example. This is acceptable. It is however, unacceptable that the Australian agencies pose, preen, pretend and spend a lot of money selling the notion that they are ‘world class’. There has never been a better example of this than the stark, black and white difference between what the ‘real’ safety agencies do and the Australian aping of them. It has so far been; and, probably will remain, a disgraceful, expensive exercise demonstrating how truly inept the second rate service provided to a nation really is. Thank the gods we have a caring, intelligent, knowledgeable, proactive minister to take charge and sort out the mess. (ROFLMAO). I wonder, how long will it be before a loud shout of “DUCK” is regularly heard: not as an expletive you understand; but a genuine warning, as a pizza delivery box doing 15 knots at the end of a 30 meter, CASA approved, ATSB sanctioned wire, being ‘monitored’ by some kid in a back room somewhere, screams down the High St.
Aye; the new, officially sanctioned catch phrase for 2017 - "DUCK".
Toot toot