Inquiries & Recommendations

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Take immediate steps to review CAA policy of permitting companies to operate scheduled passenger services into uncertificated aerodromes with aircraft having up to 30 passenger seats.

consider extending the requirements of the 1996 SOLAS amendments regarding on-load quick-release hooks, to include off-load quick-release hooks.

On 23 August 2018 the Commission is therefore recommending that the Director of Civil Aviation raise public awareness of the VFR traffic around the Hamilton area and work closely with aerodrome safety groups to resolve congestion hazards and traffic flow routes into and out of the zone.

Review the adequacy of existing procedures for assessing fitness for duty for Locomotive Engineers and Train Control Officers.

Undertake, in conjunction with Toll NZ, Papakura District Council, Auckland and Waitakere City Councils, a review of all existing railway level crossings within the Auckland metropolitan area, to ensure that their design, layout, signage and warning devices are adequate for current road and rail traffic volumes and will be adequate to meet projected increases in rail traffic on the Auckland rail corridors.

Audit the distribution and supply of information bulletins to ensure only current versions are available to LEs and operating staff.

[the LTSA, MSA and OSH] Liaise as necessary to immediately bring to the attention of the relevant sectors of the New Zealand land and sea transport industry the need to be alert to sub-standard connection of stacks of bases and replace such connections with a system which complied with an appropriate standard.

Promote the inclusion of trouble checks in the procedures for dealing with a single engine failure in a twin piston engine aeroplane, where these do not form part of the Flight Manual procedures.

On 25 October 2023, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail reviews its second person training approach to ensure: • the document management of the training material is robust • the training material is fit for purpose and consistent with the training provided to other safety-critical roles • supervision during on-the-job training is adequate.

Require instructors to retain written documentation, regarding the progress of their various students training, for a period of one year beyond the successful completion of that training.

introduce a procedure to ensure train controllers who establish an abnormal history of serious operating incidents are removed from train control until the reasons for this are understood and addressed.

Investigate and improve the mooring system so that it is effective for the size and type of vessels expected to utilise the port. Such improvement should include the provision of sufficient adequately trained personnel to operate the system.