Inquiries & Recommendations

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Critically review the designing, building and commissioning into service of Aratere, with a view to developing procedures and guidelines for use with future new buildings.

Create an auditable system for the inventory, care and maintenance of the shore mooring lines and associated spares, to ensure that the equipment is in a serviceable condition at all times.

Correct the calculations in the risk assessment, and focusing on its objectives, re-evaluate the level of risk and safety of the Kakariki transiting Otago Harbour.

implement a revised signalling system controlling northbound trains approaching Te Maunga to provide enhanced advance warning to the LE of a train routed to the Mount Maunganui Branch, and develop and action a priority list of any similar locations where an enhanced advance warning would reduce an unacceptable risk of high speed entry to a medium speed route.

On 8 December 2021, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail, in the development of a formal SFAIRP policy, consider incorporating wider factors of engineering judgement, incident history and local knowledge. (011/21)

Ensure, with immediate effect, that each Ansett pilot assigned to crew a Dash 8 aircraft practise and remain familiar with the alternate gear extension procedure under suitably qualified supervision.

Brings to the attention of all suburban authorities with rail corridor access within their boundaries the desirability of working with Tranz Rail to provide effective fencing at recognised high risk areas.

Buller Port Services replace the vandalised sign on the eastern breakwater instructing motorists to dip their headlights before driving further out on to the breakwater.

He require operators to produce for approval, a mandatory syllabus of training for pilots intending to engage in air transport operations into confined airstrips and require such training for pilots already so engaged.

Ensure that load controllers check that the loading foreman's load sheet is completed correctly and signed.

Formulate checklists for important procedures such as, but not limited to, starting the engine, changing the steering and engines between consoles, and operating on one engine. Include as part of the crew training sessions, exercises that practise the use of these checklists.

Restrict the speed on road E6 to that compatible with the line of sight available.