Inquiries & Recommendations

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implement training for all masters and officers who serve, or may serve, on board the compnay's vessels fitted with integrated bridge systems (IBS). Training to include the use and understanding of IBS, and the use of Automatic Navigation and Track Steering in line with the guidance contained in the International Maritime Organization circular MSC/Circ.1061.

Examine the possibility of incorporating a further pair of flashing lights into the crossing alarms directed to be visible as far along Maunganui Road towards Te Maunga as is practicable with a view to attracting the attention of drivers before they become occupied by traffic in the roundabout.

Submit a copy of report 01-203 to the Maritime Safety Committee of IMO to support the work and initiatives now being conducted by both the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom, regarding the safety of lifeboats and lifeboat drills. Any review conducted by IMO should consider reported accidents worldwide, with particular emphasis on lifeboat/rescue boat launch and recovery systems. In addition, the review should consider standardised and integrated systems which:

In conjunction with Fullers Group Limited, include in the safe ship management manuals throughout the fleet a prepared safety briefing to be made immediately before or immediately after sailing on all company vessels to comply with the requirements of Maritime Rules Part 23 section 27.

Assign appropriate priority to the installation of a system software modification STCA, already purchased, which will provide radar controller with an on-screen warning of an impending loss of separation between aircraft under radar control in the sectors for which they are responsible.

The Commission recommends that the Director of Civil Aviation as a matter of urgency alerts all pilots and operators using the Fletcher FU24-954 aircraft for parachuting operations that when loaded with 6 or more passengers it is possible for the aircraft CG to be aft of the allowable limit, and that this could result in control difficulties, and that parachutists should be seated in the forward cabin area, preferably restrained to prevent them inadvertently moving rearward.

The Council liaise with Tranz Rail Limited as required to implement any proposed alterations to the present flashing lights and bells which would improve the level of protection to west-bound motorists on Victoria Street.

On 12 December 2019 the Commission recommended to the Director of Maritime New Zealand that they ensure all operators working under Maritime Rules Part 82 have identified on each jet boat all systems that are critical to the safe operation of the boat, and to have a documented inspection and maintenance system in place that covers those critical systems and also ensures they meet manufacturers’ specifications. The inspection and maintenance system should complement rather than replace any existing system of daily checks.

The descriptions and requirements for the standard overhead circuit joining procedure that are published in the Civil Aviation Rules, the Aeronautical Information Publication and the Flight Instructor‘s Guide can be misinterpreted or misapplied, particularly if a preceding aircraft is operating in a non-standard circuit, which could contribute to the collision risk at aerodromes.

Locomotive event recorders include capability to record the illumination of headlights and the sounding of the horn as well as the speed and brake pressure information currently recorded.

On 14 December 2012 the Commission recommended to the Director of Civil Aviation that he urge operators to adopt QRH checklist formats that reduce the possibility of misreading or omitting a procedural step

Develop an industry training standard that would enable automotive electricians to learn the basic safety requirements and peculiarities of marine electrical installations.