Natural Resources committee  This legislation does not flow from the Wells inquiry. It predates the Wells inquiry. Sixteen have been fully implemented, let's say, twelve and a half are well under way, and the outstanding one being the one that was discussed earlier with respect to the recommendation for a se

Natural Resources committee  Sixteen are fully implemented, and twelve and a half are on their way to being totally implemented.

Natural Resources committee  That's right.

Natural Resources committee  Again, I'm aware of the different views around the idea of a separate safety agency. The board hasn't weighed in on that debate. It has left it to the government to assess and decide. Again, I'll reiterate that the independence of the board should not be cause for concern by anyb

Natural Resources committee  I don't think I was exactly saying any of those things.

Natural Resources committee  I pick none of the above. Just to clarify, not Transportation Safety Board regulations, Transport Canada regulations.

Natural Resources committee  So the Transport Canada regulations flow from those regulations. That's right. Again with respect to 30-minute run-dry in particular?

Natural Resources committee  To reiterate, the advice from our aviation advisers is to proceed cautiously down this road, because only a couple of different helicopters are equipped to operate in our offshore. Not all have 30-minute run-dry capability. Thirty-minute run-dry capability is a bit of a misnomer.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, it's a question probably better put to Transport Canada officials, but the advice is that there's no perfect helicopter. If you're going to mandate 30-minute run-dry capability, you run the risk of hand-picking a helicopter that again isn't perfect for our offshore environme

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we obviously have a keen interest in the safety of passengers and workers in our offshore. Again, you can't look at 30-minute run-dry capability as a sole criteria in evaluating the safety of a helicopter.

Natural Resources committee  I think it's one factor in a series which you'd use to evaluate the capability of offshore helicopters.

Natural Resources committee  An independent safety regulator would not...[Inaudible—Editor]...conclusion that I just outlined.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. First, you spoke to the hierarchy, as did your colleague, and the number of players and the complexity. When you hear offshore regulators and regulators of the industry in general talk about safety culture, that reflects the importance of all the players understanding and li

Natural Resources committee  Yes, that's a good answer. It puts into regulation a lot of the good practices and good working relationships that were done on a more ad hoc basis until now.

Natural Resources committee  That decision is typically made by the helicopter operator or the operator who holds the authorization.