Establish procedures that ensure comprehensive, independent verification of all essential take off data, such as the TOW, reference speeds and thrust setting, is accomplished at key points before engines are started.
Issue date:The training that the train crew had received was limited to conflict avoidance and did not provide them with the skills to deal with wider security scenarios. The action the train crew took on this occasion was appropriate. However, the crew was not trained in alternative options. In different circumstances the crew might need to take alternative action. Guidance on the options that might suit various scenarios would be useful to train crews.
Issue date:Reviews Tranz Rail's high speed craft operation, and that of other operators of high speed craft in New Zealand, to ensure that they are complying with the relevant codes before a Permit to Operate is issued.
Issue date:Include an article in the Seafood New Zealand magazine featuring this report, the intent of Maritime Rule Part 31C [Crewing and Watchkeeping - Fishing Vessels] together with its advisory circular and the work of the Maritime Safety Authority-convened FISHgroup and FishSAFE initiatives.
Issue date:Most of the Fullers vessels operate in enclosed or inshore limits, and in areas frequently plied by other ferries and recreational vessels. In the past 10 years there have been a number of incidents and accidents involving passenger ferries in the Auckland area, and on almost every occasion the passengers have not needed to enter life-rafts. Instead they have been transferred to other vessels in the vicinity.
Issue date:NRSS 5 (Occurrence Management) refers to the Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) as if it only applies to a specific incident site and does not take into account that, for a larger or more complex emergency response, the incident command centre could be somewhere Page 32 | Report 09-103 else. NRSS 10 (Crisis Management), which is designed to work in parallel with NRSS 5, does not refer to the CIMS but refers to the civil defence model as being separate from the CIMS model, when instead it forms part of it.
Issue date:Environment Southland manages navigational safety within the Fiordland region and is committed to undertaking and regulating marine operations for cruise ships within its area. The increasing frequency, scale and duration of cruise ship traffic through Fiordland will increase the risks. Milford Sound is not the only passage where blind pilotage can be a necessity.
Issue date:Direct the Rescue Coordination Centre and New Zealand Police to work together to ensure that effective processes are in place that allow the Rescue Coordination Centre to coordinate maritime and/or aviation assets on behalf of Police when requested or deemed beneficial, fully utilising the strengths of both SAR coordinating authorities for efficient and well-coordinated search and rescue operations.
Issue date:Urgently review the suitability of, and compliance with, procedures ensuring safe operation of multiple shunts between Wellington yard and the Ferry Terminal.
Issue date:Liaise with the National Transportation Safety Board of USA and manufacturers of jet boat propulsion systems to explore the possibility of developing an alternative means of providing directional control for single-engine jet boats in the event of an engine failure.
Issue date:Consider if a requirement exists for a fence/guard to be developed by the manufacturer, e.g. similar to that used to protect the elevators on the Pilatus Porter.
Issue date:Include "established structures" in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making on assessment of new or altered structures that comprise overhead wires or cables, and to expedite the production of a draft final Civil Aviation Rule to the Minister.
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