[Kharon]

A very short debate.

Thursday, 19 September

To be moved by Senator Patrick:

• Civil Aviation (Community Service Flights –Conditions on Flight Crew Licences) Amendment Instrument 2019 [F2019L00554]; and

• Civil Aviation (Community Service Flights -Conditions on Flight Crew Licences) Instrument 2019 [F2019L00134].


It was a very short discussion last evening; one of the shortest on record for the BRB. Not even a note of dissention from the E-mail ‘loops’ although some very good suggestions were made, (some not printable). So, in short dear Senators, the collective opinion of many:-

(i) - The ‘Amendment Instrument’ should be disallowed; the logic and data provided in support is considered deeply flawed. Deemed completely irrelevant to improving the ‘Safety’ of CSF operations. 

(ii) - Without a Sector Risk Profile (SRP) being conducted, the data supporting ‘the Instrument’ cannot be considered as a meaningful solution to any perceived operational safety matter. It is of little practical value and considered to be without probity.

(iii) The Mt Gambier accident report, standing alone, is deeply flawed, on many levels. This matter needs to be addressed. This considered particularly important as any future proposed changes to CSF operations will be based against the accident report.

To what end this gross manipulation of accident, operational and statistical data and has been presented remains a mystery to the professional aviators.

Toot – toot.