Inquiries & Recommendations

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Ensure that operators include in their expositions relevant operational material for night VFR flights.

None of KiwiRail's staff involved with loading and securing the wagon body was sufficiently familiar with the KiwiRail Freight Handling Code to realise that the securing arrangement was not compliant with the Code. KiwiRail had a responsibility to ensure that staff was trained and competent in all tasks being undertaken. It had to ensure that the loading and stowage of goods on railway wagons were carried out by people with the appropriate training and certification.

He review the present provision in CASO 20 Part 9 with a view to requiring operators to obtain specific permission for air transport operations at low level irrespective of whether or not they are planned over populous areas.

Take action to address the safety issues discussed in the recommendations of the specialist independent aeronautical engineer's review of the STC process, listed below: The CAA should make the introduction of a redesigned fin for all FU24's a very high priority.

Liaise with Transit New Zealand to review the integrated use of Barters Road and Kirk Road level crossings and take such steps as are necessary to encourage long vehicles to use Barters Road level crossing and to prohibit any uncontrolled crossing of Kirk Road level crossing by vehicles exceeding 11 m in length.

Restrict passenger access to vans while the train is stationery at the platform unless under Tranz Rail staff supervision, and ensure all doors are clear of passengers and closed prior to giving right of way to the driver.

Ensure that training sufficiently equips the crew to properly follow the emergency response plans contained in the safe ship management manuals.

Investigate the practicability of using the radio altimeter to give back-up warning during non-precision instrument approaches.

Institute independent inspections of the Airways Corporation's operations where in the opinion of one of the pilots a collision was likely to have occurred if avoiding action has not been taken, irrespective of the cause attributed by the Airways Corporation.

They consider having the validity of the suggested changes to the seat design evaluated.

Ensure that before the Airways Corporation agrees to provide Air Traffic Control at any air show a realistic evaluation of the workload on the ATS Controllers is conducted and the appropriate arrangements made to ensure no individual controller will be overloaded.

Immediately advise all New Zealand Partenavia P68 operators about the potential for inadvertent tank-to-tank fuel transfer; and to ensure ease of movement of the cockpit fuel selector knobs. On receipt of the pending Vulcanair P68 service bulletin require operators to implement the actions recommended, to obtain the necessary synchronisation between the cockpit fuel selector knobs and wing fuel selector valves.