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Safety Recommendation
026/03
Issued To
Auckland RC
on 31 Jul 03
Introduce restrictions on boats operating without motorised propulsion during future special maritime events where concentrations of spectator craft are expected.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
We will be implementing [the safety recommendation]. [See respondent's other comment].
Safety Recommendation
027/03
Issued To
Auckland RC
on 31 Jul 03
Include in future publications for special maritime events advice on the effects of wake produced by large concentrations of craft. Such advice should include the information contained in relevant marine notices.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
We will be implementing [the safety recommendation]. [See respondent's other comment].
Safety Recommendation
028/03
Issued To
Auckland RC
on 31 Jul 03
Develop a procedure to ensure that the 5-knot rule is promoted and enforced, particularly during future special maritime events.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
We will be implementing [the safety recommendation]. [See respondent's other comment].
Safety Recommendation
029/03
Issued To
Owner of Triptych cruises
on 31 Jul 03
In conjunction with the safe ship management company, investigate the forward visibility from the steering position of the Triptych, with special reference to passengers on the foredeck and put in place operating procedures to ensure that the skipper’s visibility it not obstructed while the vessel is underway. Such measures should be included in the safe ship manual.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
We will implement an inclusion in the safe ship manual to specifically include instructions to the skipper to ensure that the briefing expressly covers this request every time and that the skipper is to ensure that all times that any passengers on the foredeck remain in a seated position whilst the vessel is underway. We will consult with the Safe Ship Management Company to ensure the wording receives their approval, and that they are in agreement with the proposals in that regard. We will notify the Commission as soon as the manual has been updated with that change.
Safety Recommendation
025/03
Issued To
MSA
on 22 Jul 03
Draft an amendment to Maritime Rule 40A [Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships Solas] for the Minister’s consideration, that new restricted limit passenger ships with enclosed engine room spaces should be fitted with a fire detection system and a fixed fire extinguishing system in the engine spaces.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
The Maritime Safety Authority is prepared to accept in principal the preliminary recommendation that new restricted limit passenger ships be fitted with a fire detection system and a fixed fire extinguishing system in the engine spaces. We shall consider the Commission’s recommendation when reviewing the rule in the forthcoming (2003/04) financial year.
Please note that any proposed amendment to Rule Part 40A will need to be justified from a cost benefit perspective, and be subject to public consultation.
Safety Recommendation
049/02
Issued To
Strait Shipping
on 06 Dec 02
Investigate the watertight integrity of the company’s ships with a view to enhancing their ability to withstand flooding damage. Consider upgrading the ships’ stability data to enable the master of the ship to calculate by rapid and simple means the residual stability of the ship under varying conditions of service, including a damaged condition.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
No reply
Safety Recommendation
016/02
Issued To
Port Otago
on 18 Feb 02
Conduct a cost/benefit analysis of the establishment of an automated monitoring system of the beacon lights in selected critical areas, such as major bends in the channel, of Otago Harbour, and if feasible establish a monitoring system.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
The practice of relying upon passing ships to report light failures is to the best of our knowledge standard industry practice in similar harbours throughout New Zealand.
Our program of upgrading all lights on the harbour has been proceeding for more than 2 years and is nearing completion.
We are actively investigating opportunities to monitor more closely the operation of the lights to compliment our comprehensive reliability monitoring and we look forward to the development of national standards for light outages and monitoring by the Maritime Safety Authority.
We are in the process of installing a camera surveillance system in the Port and Channel areas the installation of which will also enable monitoring of harbour navigation lights and the effectiveness of this will be scrutinised closely once installed.
Safety Recommendation
060/01
Issued To
Shotover Jet
on 31 Oct 01
adopt a policy whereby the use of the safety lap seat belts, already fitted in the front passenger seats, is mandatory.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Thank you for your letter dated 31 October advising that recommendation 059/01 has been withdrawn and requesting comment with respect to our intention with recommendation 060/01.
At this stage we are not sure we agree with your recommendation that Shotover Jet adopt a policy whereby the use of the safety lap seat belts, already fitted in the front passenger seats, is mandatory.
The reason for this is that when MSA carried out the review of Rule Part 80 their conclusion with respect to the fitting of seat belts was that they disagreed with the recommendation made by TAIC. As the time they did note that they would continue to review this decision. MSA staff again confirmed this to me during a discussion last week. I ‘m sure you would agree that this puts us in a difficult situation, as we have conflicting views from two different authorities.
For this reason we therefore believe that MSA and TAIC should collectively advise us on what we should do.
Safety Recommendation
115/00
Issued To
Environment Canterbury
on 22 Nov 00
Introduce the following directions into the harbour bylaws covering their ports, to emphasise the intent and principles of STCW and SOLAS:
• all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits
• the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan
• in determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigational chart.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Environment Canterbury needs to carry out further work before deciding to implement the safety recommendation 115/00.
This further work involves:
(a) discussions with our port harbour masters about current practices at the ports of Timaru and Lyttelton;
(b) discussions with Maritime Safety Authority about their intentions with respect to Maritime Rules covering the same requirements and the extent to which Maritime Rules can do the job;
(c) investigations into the adequacy of existing Bylaw provisions and the extent to which the relevant parts of the existing Bylaws under the Harbours Act 1950 will be carried forward under the Local Government Act 1974
(d) investigations as to whether it is possible to draft appropriate legally enforceable bylaws to cover the proposed directions.
In any case it is not legally possible to agree to the proposed Bylaw changes at this stage without going through the procedures laid down in the Harbours Act.
Safety Recommendation
116/00
Issued To
Otago RC
on 22 Nov 00
Introduce the following directions into the harbour bylaws covering their ports, to emphasise the intent and principles of STCW and SOLAS:
• all vessels, whether under pilotage or pilot exempt, shall have an agreed passage plan for transits within harbour limits
• the number of crew members on the bridge shall be sufficient to safely carry out the agreed passage plan
• in determining the composition of the bridge team, due regard shall be taken of the need to steer, operate manoeuvring machinery, monitor the progress of the vessel visually, use all available aids to navigation and refer to an appropriate navigational chart.
Implementation Status:
Open
Reply:
Your recommendation is to introduce new by-laws into the existing harbour by-laws covering the port of Otago. You have identified three suggestions for change to the by-laws. Each of these three suggestions relates to maters that appear to be the domain of the Maritime Safety Authority concerning vessel crewing and seamanship training, not harbour management (pilotage and harbourmastering) per se.
There is a lengthy procedure to be undertaken in order to change or establish new harbour by-laws. Any decision to alter by-laws is firstly a matter for Council consideration and then a full public procedure. Your recommendations arrived too late to be placed on the agenda of our last Committee meetings for 2000. They will be placed before Committee next year. I will advise you in due course of the Council’s decision on your recommendation 116/00.
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