Inquiries & Recommendations

Ngā ketuketutanga me ngā tūtohunga

Advise flight training organisations that they should actively teach pilots to recognise when they should decline an Air Traffic Control clearance, and how to request an alternative clearance.

implement additional training for all Masters and officers who serve on board the company's vessels to ensure that they understand the full capabilities and limitations of bridge equipment, especially equipment that may have been retro-fitted, and its best use to enhance the navigation and safety of the company's vessels.

include in the 12-monthly C-check an additional test to establish that adequate cooling has been achieved within all areas of the generator enclosure with all covers in place after the generator has run under load continuously for about 45 minutes.

On 27 March 2025, the Commission recommended that the CAA issue guidance to promote suitable methods to increase conspicuity for aircraft flying at night.

formulate an employment policy for the vetting of applicants for permanent or temporary positions to ensure that the individual has documented proof of the qualifications appropriate to the position applied for.

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.