The Nimrod Review - Official Documents

CHAPTER 28 – FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
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Chapter 28 makes a number of Further Recommendations.
Further Recommendations
Chapter 28 – Further Recommendations
1. Recommendation 28.1: The excessive use of acronyms should be discouraged. It can be confusing,
even to the Military.
2. Recommendation 28.2: The ubiquitous use of PowerPoint should be discouraged. It can lead the
audience to watch rather than think.
3. Recommendation 28.3: The writing of prolix and repetitive reports should be discouraged. It can
dishearten even the diligent reader.
4. Recommendation 28.4: A single professional body should be formed for Safety Experts to set
professional and ethical standards, accredit members and disseminate best practice. Currently,
there are a number of different professional bodies which provide some learned-society facilities
for those with some expertise in the safety field. There is a need, however, for a single professional
body to provide focus, rigour and a centre of excellence.
5. Recommendation 28.5: There should be regular articles in in-house magazines 1 and websites
drawing attention to, and discussing, safety and airworthiness issues and best practice.
6. Recommendation 28.6: Consideration should be given as to whether maintenance shift patterns,
in particular for ‘legacy’ aircraft, are optimum for ensuring the quality of work meets the ALARP
principle.
7. Recommendation 28.7: Officers’ terms on appointment should no longer include ‘change objectives’
but should, in future, include a statement requiring them to consider carefully the impact of any
changes or initiatives and whether there might be any indirect or direct implications for Safety or
Airworthiness.
8. Recommendation 28.8: The Orwellian-named DE&S “Director General Change” and “Director
Business Change” should be re-named, respectively, “Director General Stability” and “Director
Business Stability”.
1 e.g. Desider and Defence Focus and Single Service Flight Safety magazines.
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