The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will investigate Friday’s accident involving a Super Puma helicopter near Hay, NSW. As reported to the ATSB the aircraft was conducting a ferry flight from Broken Hill to Albury when it collided with terrain north of Hay. The ATSB has deployed a team of four transport safety investigators with expertise in helicopter maintenance and engineering, flying operations, and data recovery and analysis to the accident site, where they are expected to arrive on Saturday. Once on site over coming days they will examine and map the site and wreckage, recover…

Overview of the role Transport Safety Investigators – Safety Analysts are required to work both independently and as part of a team. Investigators require sound technical knowledge and the ability to adapt it; strong research, analytical and conceptual thinking skills; the ability to understand and articulate complex ideas both in writing and verbally to different audiences; can facilitate effective internal/external cooperation and partnerships. Transport Safety Investigators – Safety Analysts primarily conduct office-based analysis and…