Inquiries & Recommendations

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On 25 February 2016 the Commission gave notice to the Director of Civil Aviation that the Commission had recommended to the Chief Executive Officer of Garden City Helicopters that he amend company policies, procedures and practices relating to the management of pilot competency.

Upgrade the Shotover Jet Limited fleet to a level that both complies with Rule Part 80 [Marine Craft Involved In Adventure Tourism] and is commensurate with the type of trip being offered.

Due to the high level of commercial and pleasure boating activity in the Great Barrier Island and Eastern Coromandel areas, as part of MSA's upgrading of coastal VHF coverage, ... give priority to extending VHF coverage in those areas.

develop a system for recording and tracking both new and reconditioned key components used on bogies.

Review the terminology used by approach controllers, in RTF with pilots, when they wish to restrict an aircraft's descent on the DME arc to an altitude greater than the minimum depicted on the applicable VOR/DME chart.

Continue to counsel controllers to apply caution and conservative judgement to the specific situation of an arriving and departing aircraft, especially where the arriving aircraft is of higher performance.

Ensure that crewing levels on all company ships are sufficient to enable the ship to be operated safely in all circumstances. Consideration should be given to effective management of on- and off-duty staff.

Require all commercial jet boat operators to have a system for recording and tracking in-use and spare critical components that enables the history of any critical component to be monitored and traced.

Address with the commercial jet boat industry that in spite of the requirements under Maritime Rules Part 80 and other safety initiatives taken by Maritime New Zealand that the issue of delivering meaningful pre-trip safety briefings to passengers, particularly where understanding of the English language is an issue, still remains.

Introduce a documented system of regular peer reviews to ensure the standard of tug handling remains consistent.

Liaise with Coromandel Ferry Services and review the Safety Management Policy Manual for the Te Waka o Kapanga critically and ensure it contains the relevant operational and safety instruction necessary to comply with the New Zealand Ship Safety Management Code.

liaise with Auckland International Airport Limited to change the characteristics of the airport light to a special mark under the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities system of buoyage and beaconage.