My members have been reporting to me that in some areas they're now being told that they're not going to look at the 703 and 704 operators the same way they did before, mainly because they're so short-staffed and everything is focused towards implementing SMS at airports. This is the stepping away that we're noticing now.
In other areas, I'm told that despite being told to pull back, the managers have taken it upon themselves to continue and add a certain element of traditional inspection. That's not listed in any of the documentation that Transport Canada provides to the inspectors on how to conduct inspections.