Being on 19 prescriptions alone should invalidate his license, no one really knows what all those interactions will do, every person reacts differently to meds, no less 19 at the same time that I am sure have never been through clinical trials all together.
Ravi Nijjer - 13 years ago
John Cota had a 27 career as a pilot with a very good record. The accident occurred because there was no proper procedure for the particular maneuver and John Cota made an error of judgement. Human error is inevitable and part of the human condition.
One way to reduce the risk is the use of procedures. Some 280.000 vehicles use the bridge every day. For such a critical maneuver there should have been a well practiced and thoroughly thought through procedure such as there is for ships passing under a bridge in Hobart Australia. This sort of procedural approach is standard in aviation and accounts for the higher safety standards in that industry.
On 7 January 2013 another ship the 'Overseas Reymar' with pilot on board collided with another tower of the same Bay Bridge in similar circumstances. Nothing was learnt from the previous accident. Why is that marine accidents are investigated so poorly as compared to aviation? For example compare the NTSB investigation of the Cosco Busan accident in 2007 and the US Airways Flight 1549 (Forced Landing on the Hudson River). I personally know John Cota and he is nothing like the villain he is painted by the media. He is a decent human being and it is amazing how he has maintained his composure and dignity despite the disgraceful campaign of vilification. Which human being has not made an error? By focusing so much on the medication issue a great opportunity has been missed for improving safety in shipping. If John Cota has passed the medical examination and been tested on a simulator he should be given back his licence. He has 27 years of experience as a pilot and has emerged from the nightmare after the accident an even stronger and better person in both the personal and professional sense. Some soul searching should needs to be done in the shipping industry. Why are accidents in shipping so personalized? The same thing has happened with the Costa Concordia accident. Is there an orchestrated campaign to hide something?
You have got to be kidding,
Being on 19 prescriptions alone should invalidate his license, no one really knows what all those interactions will do, every person reacts differently to meds, no less 19 at the same time that I am sure have never been through clinical trials all together.
John Cota had a 27 career as a pilot with a very good record. The accident occurred because there was no proper procedure for the particular maneuver and John Cota made an error of judgement. Human error is inevitable and part of the human condition.
One way to reduce the risk is the use of procedures. Some 280.000 vehicles use the bridge every day. For such a critical maneuver there should have been a well practiced and thoroughly thought through procedure such as there is for ships passing under a bridge in Hobart Australia. This sort of procedural approach is standard in aviation and accounts for the higher safety standards in that industry.
On 7 January 2013 another ship the 'Overseas Reymar' with pilot on board collided with another tower of the same Bay Bridge in similar circumstances. Nothing was learnt from the previous accident. Why is that marine accidents are investigated so poorly as compared to aviation? For example compare the NTSB investigation of the Cosco Busan accident in 2007 and the US Airways Flight 1549 (Forced Landing on the Hudson River). I personally know John Cota and he is nothing like the villain he is painted by the media. He is a decent human being and it is amazing how he has maintained his composure and dignity despite the disgraceful campaign of vilification. Which human being has not made an error? By focusing so much on the medication issue a great opportunity has been missed for improving safety in shipping. If John Cota has passed the medical examination and been tested on a simulator he should be given back his licence. He has 27 years of experience as a pilot and has emerged from the nightmare after the accident an even stronger and better person in both the personal and professional sense. Some soul searching should needs to be done in the shipping industry. Why are accidents in shipping so personalized? The same thing has happened with the Costa Concordia accident. Is there an orchestrated campaign to hide something?