Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Thank you very much.

Transport committee  Yes, and again, I do not live the realities of the day-to-day implementation of SMS within Transport Canada, so I wouldn't know about the testimony of others. I can only reiterate that from the perspective of a safety practitioner, SMS holds the potential to take aviation to the

Transport committee  Are violations important? They may or may not be. The example I gave in terms of the Federal Aviation Administration's advanced qualification program, which is a violation to ICAO standards, but it's a violation in excess, I think pretty much sums it up. If we're talking abut s

Transport committee  I know it is.

Transport committee  The reason I wouldn't like to comment is not necessarily because I want to bail out, but because I have not had the time to read the act in detail. I was only told last Friday that I would be coming here. On a superficial reading, it doesn't indicate anything to me one way or t

Transport committee  To the first question, I am not disregarding anyone's opinion; I am only explaining what I believe are the incredible benefits of a sensible deployment of SMS--

Transport committee  Do you really want to drag me into that?

Transport committee  Not only avoid them, but sometimes cutting corners represents.... It's a representation of the collective expertise of a profession. We've both been in this situation. You show up for your first flight and what do they tell you? They tell you, forget everything they taught you i

Transport committee  In as much as what you have mentioned, yes, sir.

Transport committee  The absence of independent regulatory oversight is a concern. There is no question about that. But again, I don't know the internal Canadian situation to the extent of commenting beyond that, sir.

Transport committee  I agree with the statement that SMS without a regulatory foundation is like building a castle in the air.

Transport committee  If you are going to replace the hands-on inspection and all you're going to do is check papers, we're not going to be any better off; we're going to be worse off, actually. If you're going to somehow complement, reinforce, and replace to a certain extent the visual personal insp

Transport committee  In line checks, in training, what you see are perfect behaviours, because you know you're being checked; you know your licence is on the line. Furthermore, there is a very important component: there is a misperception that in aviation, safety is first, and that is not true. Safet

Transport committee  Absolutely. Yes.