Inquiries & Recommendations

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Requires Airways and the operator of Queenstown Aerodrome to install a system that provides controllers with real-time observation of the weather conditions behind Deer Park Hill.

A standard safety card that must be used by raft operators to convey safety procedures to the passengers prior to embarking on the intended rafting trip This card should include several of the main languages and with the aid of clear and concise diagrams, should be effective in conveying the message to non-English speaking passengers.

Negotiate, with the owner and other operators, for a second full size windsock to be positioned at Awaroa in an appropriate location, to help pilots gauge the prevailing wind conditions more accurately.

clarify the skill level and frequency of inspections required as part of the BVR approved safety system and ensure that the individuals approved within the Preservation Society to carry out each level of inspection are defined

Remind your pilots of the importance of verbal responses to instructions received on the aircraft's intercom.

Replace the tubular sight glasses in the Nathan Lubricator of locomotive D16 with borosilicate glass tubes that comply with or are similar to the specifications contained in NZS5301:1977, and have been heat treated to relieve stresses caused by cutting.

On 27 March 2025, the Commission recommended that the CAA take steps to ensure that all procedures applied by local aerodrome operators are recorded in the AIPNZ.

issue instructions to reinforce to all operating, maintenance and protection staff that the safe operation of any protected worksite must take precedence over any operational delays arising from complications on the day, including communication difficulties associated with E band or cellphone use

site a limit marker post or take other such measures to ensure the locomotive engineer of a train shunting Te Rapa Public Siding from the Up Main line of the North Island Main Trunk line stops his train at a specified location that permits the switchlock control mechanism at 548.14 km to be unlocked.

Determine the least depth of the channel to establish the maximum size of vessels. Channel depths should be confirmed at sufficiently regular intervals to provide early indication of in-filling, and maintained by regular dredging. Changes in least depth should be promulgated to all appropriate persons at the earliest opportunity.

Replace the current multi-choice track warrant theory recertification examination for locomotive engineers with a more comprehensive examination which incorporates all track warrant control rules and regulations contained in the rulebook

4.2 On 27 July 1988, following a separate accident it was recommended to the Director of Civil Aviation that he: Require aircraft maintenance engineers to render inoperable or remove any unserviceable equipment in an aircraft which if used may endanger the safety of flight. Consider requiring or recommending the fitting of carbon monoxide detection discs where there is a potential for contamination of an occupied area with this gas.