28th June 2006, 01:44 AM
I man and his desk said....
"I find it difficult to believe that an archaeologist who is an occasional machine driver could be either as skilful or as safe as a full-time professional."
Are you suggesting that Dr Pryor OBE, myself, or a project manager from BUFAU are incompetent machine drivers thus breaking the AUP policy and IFA codes of conduct?
Of the three (there are others) I am the least qualified and the least experience and certainty would not jump into a machine without a refresher course and the required licence.
By definition a machine driver is not a professional - that is they have to belong (ie it is complusory to practice) to a self regulating body by law.
The reality of the situation is that it the person telling the machine driver exactly what to do is the person who needs to be assertive and must be backed up by management.
I am tempted to break the AUP....
Dr Peter
(can anybody direct me to the regulation about the number of hours needed to maintain the certificate of competence for a particular machine)
"I find it difficult to believe that an archaeologist who is an occasional machine driver could be either as skilful or as safe as a full-time professional."
Are you suggesting that Dr Pryor OBE, myself, or a project manager from BUFAU are incompetent machine drivers thus breaking the AUP policy and IFA codes of conduct?
Of the three (there are others) I am the least qualified and the least experience and certainty would not jump into a machine without a refresher course and the required licence.
By definition a machine driver is not a professional - that is they have to belong (ie it is complusory to practice) to a self regulating body by law.
The reality of the situation is that it the person telling the machine driver exactly what to do is the person who needs to be assertive and must be backed up by management.
I am tempted to break the AUP....
Dr Peter
(can anybody direct me to the regulation about the number of hours needed to maintain the certificate of competence for a particular machine)