Re: Notice of Proposed Amendment - Seaplane Operations - 201
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:45 am
You're right. I'll fix it.
I don't have much faith in the abilities of SMS to deal with the kind of systemic safety issues that cause seaplane accidents. SMS presupposes that everyone in the system is actually committed to improving safety and "doing the right thing", which is a pretty idea but awfully naive when you think of the difference between actually changing anything and just saying you're "committed to safety" at the morning tool-box meeting and wearing a reflective vest around the office. It would work perfectly in an imaginary world where every executive-level employee got out of his car in the morning with the intention to "do the right thing" being his only goal for that day. I think with big issues like equipment and training, they're always going to fall back on the regulator to prove they are following the rules, and the changes really need to happen at that level. Transport Canada, I think, is ultimately responsible.
I don't have much faith in the abilities of SMS to deal with the kind of systemic safety issues that cause seaplane accidents. SMS presupposes that everyone in the system is actually committed to improving safety and "doing the right thing", which is a pretty idea but awfully naive when you think of the difference between actually changing anything and just saying you're "committed to safety" at the morning tool-box meeting and wearing a reflective vest around the office. It would work perfectly in an imaginary world where every executive-level employee got out of his car in the morning with the intention to "do the right thing" being his only goal for that day. I think with big issues like equipment and training, they're always going to fall back on the regulator to prove they are following the rules, and the changes really need to happen at that level. Transport Canada, I think, is ultimately responsible.