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Pitot probe covers the focus of safety advisory notice for operators at Brisbane Airport
The ATSB has issued a safety advisory notice to all operators flying to Brisbane Airport to consider the use of pitot probe covers there and to have rigorous processes in place to confirm the…
Avoiding action must be early and effective
The ATSB is highlighting the importance of vessels taking early and effective avoiding action and keeping a proper lookout. The ATSB’s investigation into the collision of a…
Harbour pilots and crew need shared understanding of passage plan for safe voyage
The ATSB is highlighting the need for a shared understanding or ‘shared mental model’ of a ship’s passage plan by bridge crew and harbour pilots to ensure a safe voyage. The ATSB’s…
Remembering the first trans-Pacific flight 90 years ago
At 10.50am on Saturday 9 June 2018, ATSB Chief Commissioner, Greg Hood, along with more than 90 other passengers landed at Brisbane Airport on board a specially painted Alliance Airlines’…
Awarding safety contribution
ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood has awarded outgoing Director of Defence Aviation and Air Force Safety (DDAAFS), Group Captain John Grime, with a certificate of appreciation for his…
Support Greg to raise funds for Vinnies
A video message from ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood who will again be sleeping without shelter on one of the longest nights of the year with leaders in business, community and government to help…
ATSB lands at Rotortech 2018
Promoting safety across the Australian helicopter industry, the ATSB has landed at Rotortech 2018 – the Australian Helicopter Industry Association's (AHIA) biennial conference and…
Constant vigilance and appropriate risk controls can reduce the danger of ship fires from on board hot work
The ATSB reminds ship operators of the constant danger of ship fires from on board hot work for the removal of sea fastenings. The ATSB’s final investigation report into a fire on…
A discontinuity at a rail joint and a decline in rail lubricator maintenance led to this derailment on a small-radius curve.
The ATSB’s investigation into the derailment of a Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) passenger train near Rushall Station in Melbourne on 6 February 2016 has been released. The investigation was conducted…
Extra diligence required when designing, installing and operating newly designed equipment without redundancies in plan in place
The ATSB is reminding ship operators and ship manufacturers of the increased operational risk of using newly designed equipment without any redundancy plan in place. The reminder…