At the time of publishing, the operator advised the ATSB of the following: ‘Right of way’ requirements have been reiterated to PSS’s by Standards officers. Face-to-face briefings have been conducted to applicable staff at multiple locations. A General Instruction in relation to the ‘right of way’ procedure, as well as other door controls will be issued via the weekly information pack to train crew in the coming weeks, rather than communicating an information bulletin as initially advised in the REPCON. This decision follows receipt of further information received from the regulator regarding…

The ATSB supplied the Department of infrastructure, Regional development and Cities with the de-identified report and a version of the operator’s response. The Department advised that any safety concerns are a matter for CASA and had no further comment on the REPCON.

As the aerodrome is uncertified, there are no requirements for the aerodrome to meet standards outlined in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR). As such, the REPCON was not forwarded to CASA.