Inquiries & Recommendations

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Liaise with the National Transportation Safety Board of USA and manufacturers of jet boat propulsion systems to explore the possibility of developing an alternative means of providing directional control for single-engine jet boats in the event of an engine failure.

Consider if a requirement exists for a fence/guard to be developed by the manufacturer, e.g. similar to that used to protect the elevators on the Pilatus Porter.

Include "established structures" in the Notice of Proposed Rule Making on assessment of new or altered structures that comprise overhead wires or cables, and to expedite the production of a draft final Civil Aviation Rule to the Minister.

Ensure only trained and certified staff are permitted to carry out field repairs / adjustments to the running gear of wagons authorised to run on high speed passenger trains, and that all such repairs are recorded.

Parachute-drop pilots can fly for many years without external validation of their parachuting related skills. The Commission recommends that the Director initiate a regular checking requirement to help ensure drop pilots remain skilled and current, similar to other commercial operators

Introduce inspection and maintenance procedures to ensure that the event recorders where installed on locomotives are operative while travelling on main lines.

Undertake a risk analysis of critical voyage events to identify areas of significant risk and counter measures necessary to minimise the hazard to personnel, ship and harbour installations.

On 23 February 2018 the Commission recommended that the Directeur D’exploitation at Ponant review the procedures for the setting up, training in and ongoing support for ECDIS systems on all of its ships, and ensure that all comply with mandatory requirements and that the ships’ crews are fully conversant with good industry practice for the use of ECDIS.

Develop appropriate track maintenance standards and inspection procedures governing the relative heights of converging lines.

The continuation training and supervision of Polynesian Airlines of their security officers include measures to ensure that security officers concentrate on surveillance duties, rather than assisting loaders or passenger service officers in their tasks.

produce an Advisory Circular, to be used in conjunction with the Maritime Rules, that gives owners, operators, masters and crew guidance and advice on the causes, recognition, management and prevention of fatigue among seafarers.

KiwiRail’s change management process for upgrading the signal box display had not ensured that the mimic screen matched the physical track layout, and had not detected the absence of an interlock to prevent the signallers setting the points to a configuration over which it was not possible for rail traffic to travel.