AS50 HELI PART 135 CHIEF PLT CONSENTED TO THE CARRIAGE OF PROHIBITED HAZMAT GASOLINE.

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THIS EVENT DID NOT HAVE ME FLYING. I WAS HOME AND MADE A DECISION THAT WAIVERED. WE RECEIVED A CALL THAT WE NEEDED TO CARRY GASOLINE OUT TO A REMOTE AREA. OPS CALLED ME UP AT HOME AND INQUIRED ABOUT FLYING OUT 6 5-GALLONS CANS. I SAID 'ABSOLUTELY NOT! TOTAL VIOLATION OF OUR OPS MANUAL. WE CANNOT DO IT.' THE OPS CLERK (SUPVR) THEN CALLED THE PIC OF THE ACFT AND HE SAID; 'NO; WE CAN'T DO IT!' OPS SUPVR SAID 'WE HAVE 230 PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT HAVE A TRIP ON WATER (BOAT) IF THE FUEL ISN'T OUT THERE; AND THE OTHER PART 135 OP DID IT. WHY CAN'T WE?' I SAID AGAIN 'IT IS IN VIOLATION OF OUR POLICY AND WE CANNOT DO IT.' THE PRESSURE MOUNTED AND TIME CONSTRAINTS AND FLTS DELAYED ALL HAD A PART TO PLAY IN THIS SIT. AFTER HEARING THE SIT; I WAIVERED AND TOLD THE PIC IF HE FELT SAFE HE COULD DO WHAT HE FELT HE HAD TO DO. THE PIC TOLD ME HE WOULD FLY THE STUFF AND I SAID; 'THIS IS THE LAST TIME AND NEVER DO THIS AGAIN.' WELL; FORTUNATELY; EVERYTHING WENT FINE; BUT I STARTED TO FEEL SICK THAT I DID NOT STAND MY GND AND INSIST ON NOT FLYING THE HAZMAT. I MADE AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT AND WILL NEVER AGAIN SUBMIT TO OUTSIDE PRESSURE TO GET THE JOB DONE. I WAS UNSAFE TO FLY THE GASOLINE. WE DID DISCLOSE WHAT I DID TO THE LCL FSDO. ERROR IN JUDGEMENT ON MY PART. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS CHIEF PLT FOR HIS PART 135 OP. THE PLT INVOLVED WAS GIVEN TIME OFF FOR VIOLATING COMPANY REGS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CONDONED AND ENCOURAGED BY THE CHIEF PLT. THE FAA FSDO INVESTIGATED AFTER COMPANY SELF DISCLOSURE. THEY INSISTED THAT COMPANY OPS MANUAL BE CHANGED TO 'CLARIFY' THE OP. THE CHIEF PLT AND PF WERE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A TRAINING CLASS IN DANGEROUS GOODS FOR ALL OTHER COMPANY PLTS AND OTHER COMPANY OPS PERSONNEL. THE FAA HAS PUT THE FEAR OF GOD INTO THE CHIEF PLT. THE CHIEF PLT STATED 'NEVER AGAIN.'