Inquiries & Recommendations

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Incorporate any manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule in the Shotover Jet inspection and maintenance system.

Require his Rules Rewrite Team to review the requirements for gaining an approval to conduct an air show to: • Assign a CAA Officer to ensure the Organiser of any air show complies with the approval throughout the running of the event.

Provide road vehicle access, or alternative transport arrangements, to the northern portal of the Rimutaka Tunnel which gives emergency services the ability to respond at the northern portal in a manner similar to that achievable at the southern portal at Maymorn.

Provision be made for continuous weather information to be available from key areas such as the McKinnon Pass and the Upper Hollyford Valley to ensure that the normal VFR weather minima could be observed while transiting the passes.

They advise each roading authority in New Zealand that they should consult with NZRL before revising lane markings on the approaches to level crossings.

Consolidate and clarify procedures to avoid conflicting movements in the Auckland Freight Centre and include procedures for the dispatch of trains.

introduce a system of regular, documented peer review to ensure that all operators are handling the tugs in the most effective and safe manner. The system should include periodic review of the Ports of Auckland Limited training skippers by independent experts in the operation of similar tugs.

The Commission recommends that the Director of Civil Aviation review the parachute accident and incident reporting system under Civil Aviation Rule Part 12 and Advisory Circular AC12-1, in conjunction with the Part 115 and Part 149 organisations’ requirements, to provide a more effective national resource to manage the sector’s safety.

Remind captains of the desirability of keeping the other crew members informed of their intentions at all times.

The push/pull train sets were signed off as fit for purpose and commissioned to the Auckland passenger train network when they did not comply with the National Rail System Standard with regard to maximum allowable stopping distance as a complete train, and it has not yet been proven that they do so under all conditions of loading and track condition.

Member States are required to undergo five-yearly independent evaluations of their seafarer training systems. However, those evaluations remain confidential between the IMO, the auditing States and the States being assessed. According to Regulation I/10, member States are required to verify for themselves the effectiveness of other States' maritime education, training and certification systems before recognising certificates issued by those States. However, this can only be realistically achieved through a full systemic audit of the seafarer training system.

On 13 March 2025, the Commission recommended that Pegasus Fishing Limited review their safety management system and take steps to ensure safe navigational watchkeeping principles are observed during all phases of the fishing operation.