Inquiries & Recommendations

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On 26 June 2025, the Commission recommended that Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd implement quality assurance practices to ensure all rudder pintle assemblies are effectively installed.

Publish criteria for staff involved in occurrence investigation which ensures locomotive event recorder extraction follows serious operating incidences such as signal overruns.

On 6 April 2020 the Commission recommended that the Chief Executive of KiwiRail identify cyclic track conditions on the national rail network and develop a standard that prioritises actions to be taken in order to reduce the likelihood of a derailment.

Continue to implement good crew resource management on all of their tugs.

Institute regular inspection of the Airways Corporation's operations, as recommended by the Swedavia Report.

Clarify procedures for restoring power to points motors following planned works requiring power outage.

Ensure that all the crew of the Westport who are responsible for the operation, maintenance and monitoring of the controllable pitch propeller system are made aware of the way the system defaults under differing failure conditions and the necessary corrective action to take in case of a failure.

Close the level crossing located at 162.56 km NIMT between Maewa and Rangitawa.

Standards for maximum working hours and minimum rest periods on the train control roster could result in a train controller being fatigued at the start of a shift even in the absence of any other fatigue-inducing factors. The train control roster policy including, but not limited to, standards for maximum working hours and minimum rest periods should be reviewed to ensure it is designed to mitigate fatigue and promote wellness.

fix identification plates on all rail over road bridges that have a height restriction of 4.4 m or less. Plates should be visible to road users and identify each bridge by its number and rail metrage, and include an emergency contact number. Similar plates should be fixed to other bridges where NZRC determine a need because of previous history.

Review the policy on the provision of information on instrument approach plates, relating to navigation lights visible to pilots and the depiction of spot heights.

He review the wind limitations in the light of these studies especially in relation to go-around procedures.