Over the past18 years he has been an apparatus operator, training officer, operations officer and manager of safety.

In addition to my duties in Queen Charlotte, during the past 18 months as a naval reserve officer I have also had the opportunity to participate in two port security exercises conducted in Halifax, Port Guard 03 and Port Shield 04, as the operations officer to Port Security One, one of four non-standing port security units.

Mr. Robert Davis: No. What we're saying is just get your own operating certificate, get on a level playing field with First Air, employ your own pilots, your own dispatchers, have your own reservation system, and all that sort of good stuff—be at a level playing field.

2. Before an operation is authorised, the operational and financial aspects shall be verified by members of staff other than the one who initiated the operation.

6. If the competent authorities of the host Member State have reasonable grounds to suspect that, in connection with the intended engagement of the agent or establishment of the branch, money laundering or terrorist financing within the meaning of Directive 2005/60/EC is taking place, has taken place or been attempted, or that the engagement of such agent or establishment of such branch could increase the risk of money laundering or terrorist financing, they shall so inform the competent authorities of the home Member State, which may refuse to register the agent or branch, or may withdraw the registration, if already made, of the agent ...[+++]or branch.

1. Where guest officers are operating in a host Member State, that Member State shall be liable in accordance with its national law for any damage caused by them during their operations.