(a report produced and published by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra, Feb 2004) The purpose of this publication is to examine trends in the numbers of railway accident deaths in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s in the light of comparable data from other countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Overall, the data indicate that in the period from 1980 to 1999 Australia's rail safety improvement compared favourably with that of other OECD countries and performance reached OECD median levels in the 1990s. Data for this…

Following three midair collisions at major general aviation airports in Australia between February and July 2002, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) conducted a review of midair collisions in Australia between 1961 and 2003. The objectives of the review were to identify common characteristics and contributing factors, assess whether there had been a change in the midair collision rate in recent years, and to compare the characteristics and rate of midair collisions with those of other countries.

Although most runway incursions do not result in accidents, the potentially catastrophic consequences of runway incursions place them high on the agendas of aviation safety agencies internationally. The majority of runway incursions in Australia have a low potential to result in an accident. Australia has never experienced a large scale accident due to a runway incursion but vigilance is required to maintain this safety record. Data described and analysed in this report were sourced from the ATSB's OASIS database. The data have been reviewed and analysed to better understand runway incursions…

At about 0110, on 21 June 2000, a fisherman from Iluka, New South Wales, was killed when his 14 m trawler was run down and sunk by a 181 m long, 42 717 tonne deadweight bulk carrier.

The purpose of this publication is to examine trends in the numbers of transport accident deaths in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s in the light of the most recent comparable data from most other countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Overall, the data indicate that in the period from 1980 to 1999 Australia's transport safety improvement compared favourably with that of other OECD countries and performance reached OECD median levels in the 1990s. Data for this publication have been obtained from the World Health Organisations Mortality…

To facilitate comparisons between rail safety in each of the jurisdictions in Australia, comparisons between rail safety in Australia and in other countries, and comparisons between the safety of the different modes of transport (air, water, road and rail), the ATSB has referred wherever possible to national and international standards. The Australian standard AS 4292, Railway safety management, includes an appendix titled 'Incident definition and recording requirements'. State rail safety regulators have also devised a national standard called 'Occurrence categories and definitions'. Both of…

This report examines what, if any, trends may be emerging as a result of the introduction of NAS stage 2b from 27 November 2003. Four indicators - airprox, breakdown of separation (BOS), resolution advisories (RA) and violation of controlled airspace (VCA) - were analysed to assess any net effects resulting from NAS 2b changes. There was no significant change in the rate of airproxes per aircraft movement in the 180-day period after NAS 2b was introduced relative to the 180-day period immediately before. There was also no significant change in airproxes involving RPT aircraft. There was a…

The safety of fishermen and people in small boats is a continuing concern in terms of safety at sea. In the course of your voyages, you encounter many types of fishing operations from dug out canoes, with sometimes a candle or oil lantern, to large fishing/factory ships. In and around the Australian coast fishing vessels tend to be less than 20 m in length with a crew of two or three. They often exhibit very bright working lights, though these should be shielded in order to ensure that the fishing lights required by the Colregs can be seen clearly.

(RB211-524 Turbofan Engine) Examination brief During the landing at Johannesburg International Airport on 15 March 2003, the flight crew of the Boeing 747-400 aircraft, registered VH-OJO, noted an "ENG 2 REVERSER" message displayed on the engine indication and condition alerting system (EICAS) after the application of reverse thrust. Airport personnel subsequently found debris on the runway and taxiway used by the aircraft. An engineering examination of the number-2 engine nacelle by the operator's ground staff established that both panels from the integrated nozzle assembly (INA) drive…

(Cessna 404, VH-ANV Jandakot WA, 11 August 2003) Introduction At 0735 UTC on 11 August 2003, VH-ANV was cleared on a MANTL 1 departure from runway 24R at Jandakot airport. Onboard were the pilot and five passengers. The aircraft called ready and was cleared to climb to 3,000 feet. The aircraft rotated and the tower staff noticed a sound similar to an asymmetric operation. The aircraft was turned left and subsequently impacted the ground to the southeast of the tower near the NDB site. This Technical Analysis Investigation report should be read in conjunction with ATSB report BO/200303579.