And if it had introduced tougher rules, it asks whether it might have been criticised for being heavy-handed, while "gold-plating" regulations, when there was cross-party agreement on that light touch.
Mr Gerrard, the master of the fishing smack 'Busy', was killed at Burton Bradstock while attempting to rescue the crew of fishing boats being driven ashore in a heavy gale.
The various regional brigades that emerged at the beginning of the conflict and still do the heavy work on the frontlines are demanding their own man, while those in charge of the embryonic army being trained in Benghazi have other ideas.