I couldn't agree more. When I worked as a paramedic I used to say that the distinguishing line between a good medic and a great medic was knowing when to bend (and sometimes, break) the rules. I would argue the same could be said in this case. These guys made a decision that went against their company protocols, protocols that are probably in place to prevent chaos during events like this, and I think it was the right call to make.
There were a lot of 'heroes' that day, from the pilot and flight crew, to the people who responded in teh water taxis and boats. Their quick, decisive action likely saved many lives. On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > then somebody ought to give that dispatcher a medal too. Survival time > in cold water is NOT high. > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those ferries deserver tons of credit. They were the first on the seen. > > > > The dispatch center dispatched their ferries to the accident without > going > > through the proper channels, against company protocol. > > > > Have you seen the pilot's resume? > > > > http://safetyreliability.com/profiles > > > > Hmm.. think he knew what he was doing? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 6:43 PM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: Does Bush deserve credit for ny rescue? > > > >> RoMunn wrote: > >> He got the blaame for katrina. so does he get the credit for the fact > >> that no one died in the crash in the hudson? > >> > > > > No real full comparative analysis can be done since Katrina was a > > national disaster who's entire response mechanism is built into the > > government. > > > > In the case of the airline, the response mechanism starts with the > > airline and the volunteers that make up their incident management > > team. > > > > There are, however, some places related to the incident that Bush > > could get credit: > > > > * The FAA > > - should they prove to not have failed in notifying the pilot of the > birds > > - The regulatory maintenance oversight they provide for the a/c > > - The process they insist on for airline crew emergency training > > - Pilot training > > > > The local authorities get credit too, as well as the ferry company. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:285310 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
