The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority review the current level of education
among all levels of the industry with a view to maximising
transponder activation in all airspace.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority review the current level of education
among all levels of the industry with a view to maximising
transponder activation in all airspace.
I refer to the draft ASO Report on the traffic confliction
incident involving Beech 1900, VH-IMA, Beech 1900, VH-IMH, Piper
PA-31 (Chieftain) VH-SVV, and De Havilland DHC-8-201 (Dash 8),
VH-TQO, which occurred near Port Macquarie, NSW on 28 April
1999.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority does not agree with
recommendations R20000181 and R20000182, but supports
recommendations R20000184, R20000198 and R20000199. R20000183 is
still being considered.
With regard to recommendation R20000184, recent articles in Flight
Safety Australia have highlighted both the use of transponders
generally and the specific transponder requirements for the
effectiveness of TCAS. CASA will continue to encourage all levels
of industry to a greater level of understanding of the importance
of transponder activation.
Based on the previous advice, supporting the recommendation, and
industry education material provided with recent airspace changes
the ATSB reclassifies the recommendation as Closed-Accepted (20
February 2008).