Inquiries & Recommendations

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The Commission recommends that the Civil Aviation Authority amend its policies and procedures for issuing certificates of airworthiness for imported second-hand aircraft to ensure that the appropriate audit and assurance processes are in place and the procedures are consistently applied.

He inspect the various types of aircraft used for air transport operations and identify each door which a passenger might use as an exit in an emergency.

Ensure that load controllers check that the loading foreman's load sheet is completed correctly and signed.

Formulate checklists for important procedures such as, but not limited to, starting the engine, changing the steering and engines between consoles, and operating on one engine. Include as part of the crew training sessions, exercises that practise the use of these checklists.

Restrict the speed on road E6 to that compatible with the line of sight available.

Make interim restrictions on all Pterodactyl Ascender aircraft permanent. [The interim restrictions were: • Vne limited to 45 mph; • Flight in calm conditions only; • Restricted to local flying.]

Adjust the level of oversight and monitoring of the survey system to ensure it is sufficient to give MNZ confidence that the system is fit for purpose, providing for the safety of the vessel and its occupants.

On 26 September 2019 the Commission recommended to the Director of Maritime New Zealand that they take any measures available to them to make post-2004 fishing vessels comply with as many of the design, construction and equipment standards prescribed in the current Rule 40D as are reasonable and practicable.

Introduce the following directions into the harbour bylaws covering their ports, to emphasise the intent and principles of STCW and SOLAS: • all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits • the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan

Review the adequacy of Local Instructions covering shunting for all localities, with particular regard to loose shunting.

Reviews the adequacy of the provision for securing the Pr and Pg accumulator 'B' nuts to their respective fitting in their pressure line, on the LTS101 engine.

Investigate with the equipment manufacturer the practicality of developing and incorporating a minimum safe altitude warning system (MSAW) for the Airways Corporation's AIRCAT 2000 radar system as soon as practical.