Typhoon Queil

[lastlid]

I would have thought the US authorities were as strict as the EU, but PAL are able to fly into America.

Interesting that you say that as the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is a good example of the US being behind Europe on safety standards.

[Englishman2010]

Interesting that you say that as the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is a good example of the US being behind Europe on safety standards.

That's a good point
One of my best friends was First Mate on the Deepwater Horizon, but got made up to Captain on a rig in The South China Sea a couple of years before the disaster. Last time we met up in Singapore, he was talking to another Ex-pat mariner and myself about safety on board rigs and commented that British/EU H&S rules were far stricter than US Rules. However, the strictest rules were Australian, they were based on British H&S rules, but had been toughened up. Consequently, he found that any Aussie crew he had were useless as they wouldn't do any work as it was a breach of H&S rules.

[lastlid]

Consequently, he found that any Aussie crew he had were useless as they wouldn't do any work as it was a breach of H&S rules.