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CAA
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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.
Reply Text
Where appropriate, preferred procedures should be developed by the aerodrome user group as part of its ongoing work to improve aerodrome airspace safety through increasing predictability and consistency of aircraft operations. Whilst the Civil Aviation Authority encourages and supports aerodromes and aerodrome user groups in these endeavours, it is
the aerodrome operator’s responsibility as the originator of the aeronautical information contained in the aerodrome chart, to ensure associated guidance is current/accurate and does not contravene any Civil Aviation Rules. The Civil Aviation Authority is happy to engage with all aerodrome user groups to provide guidance on compliance about preferred procedures. This is primarily enabled through the interaction between Aviation Safety Advisors/Pilot Licensing Inspectors and aerodrome users. Preferred procedures are also viewed through a compliance lens at the AIP Production Working Group.
This recommendation is ‘Accepted and Implemented’, as the Civil Aviation Authority, in the context of our role, already takes steps to ensure preferred procedures are recorded in the AIPNZ. It is important to note that preferred procedures are dynamic, which is why the Civil Aviation Authority has and will continue to engage with and educate aerodromes and user groups regarding best practise.
the aerodrome operator’s responsibility as the originator of the aeronautical information contained in the aerodrome chart, to ensure associated guidance is current/accurate and does not contravene any Civil Aviation Rules. The Civil Aviation Authority is happy to engage with all aerodrome user groups to provide guidance on compliance about preferred procedures. This is primarily enabled through the interaction between Aviation Safety Advisors/Pilot Licensing Inspectors and aerodrome users. Preferred procedures are also viewed through a compliance lens at the AIP Production Working Group.
This recommendation is ‘Accepted and Implemented’, as the Civil Aviation Authority, in the context of our role, already takes steps to ensure preferred procedures are recorded in the AIPNZ. It is important to note that preferred procedures are dynamic, which is why the Civil Aviation Authority has and will continue to engage with and educate aerodromes and user groups regarding best practise.
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