Inquiries & Recommendations

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ensure all controllers have ready access to a telephone independent from the main system.

Ensures, when an aerodrome such as Timaru or Hokitika is being used as a destination or alternative, that current weather and other operational information on the aerodrome is available to the crew throughout the flight, by the company agent either passing the information to ATC, or ensuring radio communications are available with the aircraft.

When undertaking recommendation 037/07, incorporating the details of the maritime limits boundaries for both vessels and competence certificates into the Ministry of Fisheries (Mfish) geospatial data management (GIS) tool "National Aquatic Biodiversity Information System" (NABIS) so as to provide an accurate illustration of the relationship between the Mfish and Maritime NZ regulations.

review Toll Rail’s safety case procedures for the procurement, installation, examination and passing out of auto brake valves and handles and other safety related equipment destined for installation on SD driving trailers to ensure such equipment was fit for purpose.

On 25 February 2016 the Commission recommended to the Chief Executive Officer of Garden City Helicopters that he amend company policies, procedures and practices relating to the management of pilot competency. These amendments should include annual recurrent training and regular proficiency checks for all pilots on all aircraft types flown. For pilots who lack recent experience on an aircraft type, the amendments should introduce increased supervision, additional training and the use of written checklists.

On 22 August 2023, the Commission recommended that Maritime New Zealand works with industry stakeholders to improve safety standards for stevedoring operations through: • implementing an Approved Code of Practice for managing health and safety risks associated with stevedoring activity • establishing minimum training standards for stevedores • establishing a programme to facilitate continuous improvement of stevedoring safety standards, including the sharing of safety information amongst industry stakeholders.

For operations in Milford Sound, either implement maximum meteorological parameters, or require operators to include maximum meteorological parameters in their safety management documentation.

On 30 July 2015 the Commission recommends that the Chief Executive of the NZ Transport Agency liaise with the relevant road control authorities in Auckland and Wellington, and KiwiRail, to review all pedestrian rail crossings and ensure that they address the safety issue whereby they have a level of protection commensurate with the level of risk currently and in the immediate future.

arrange for an independent risk assessment by suitably qualifed personnel to evaluate the appropriateness, security and reliability of the current means by which oil is fed to the turbocharger on DMU auxiliary mtors.

"On date the Commission recommended to the Director of Civil Aviation that he urge Transport Canada to: - note the instances of false verification of landing gear position reported for the Q300 and some related aeroplanes and the potential for a false indication to cause an accident, and - require Bombardier Aerospace to take action to improve the reliability and dependability of the down-lock verification system"

Review the information on the Christchurch Visual Terminal Chart in relation to the upper and lower limits of the northern boundary of the eastern segment of the Christchurch TMA to make it clear that the one arc defines a boundary of two areas with different lower levels.

Develop a separate track warrant theory recertification examination for train controllers, which covers all relevant track warrant rules and regulations and other instructions included in reference manuals and books.