Inquiries & Recommendations

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On 30 April 2025, the Commission recommended that Yugen Kaisha Chokyu take steps to ensure the effectiveness of its safety management practices with respect to voyage planning and navigation, and take steps to ensure the safe navigation of vessels in its fleet.

On 30 April 2025, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail utilise engineering controls on track worksites to mitigate the risk of human error by track workers carrying out safety-critical tasks.

On 30 April 2025, the Commission recommended that Fulton Hogan: a. review and improve the procedures and guidelines for the supervision of trainee RPOs b. provides appropriate training to supervisor RPOs to enable them to perform this function effectively.

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

On 27 March 2025, the Commission recommended that the CAA take steps to ensure that all procedures applied by local aerodrome operators are recorded in the AIPNZ.

On 26 March 2025, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail include in its Operational Rules the processes and procedures to respond to a train parting because of a mechanical failure, to ensure the risk of injury to rail personnel and damage to rail vehicles is mitigated.

On 26 March 2025, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail review and improve the automatic carriage alarm system (TMS) to ensure it alerts the crew to faults.

On 26 March 2025, the Commission recommended that KiwiRail review and improve the maintenance and inspection of safety-critical components of the carriage-coupler system to ensure they remain safe to operate.

On 15 May 2025, the Commission recommended that Maritime New Zealand work with the Ministry of Transport to continue to develop and then implement a more comprehensive maritime incident response strategy that includes a risk assessment to identify areas most susceptible to very serious marine casualties, particularly mass fatality events, and strengthen the long-term salvage and rescue capability in those areas.

On 13 March 2025, the Commission recommended that the Director of Maritime New Zealand review their competency frameworks for STCW-F-aligned certificates, to ensure they include the basic principles to be observed in keeping a navigational watch as set out in Chapter IV of the Annex to STCW-F.

On 13 March 2025, the Commission recommended that Pegasus Fishing Limited review their safety management system and take steps to ensure safe navigational watchkeeping principles are observed during all phases of the fishing operation.

On 27 February 2025, the Commission recommended that Maritime New Zealand implement measures to raise awareness of the standards for the Certificate of Medical Fitness for seafarers and ensure that certificate holders understand their responsibilities to maintain certificate validity and report any impacting changes.