The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority educate industry on procedures and
techniques that may maximise the chances of survival of a ditching
event. Part of that education program should include the
development of formal guidance material of the type contained in
the UK CAA General Aviation Safety Senses leaflet 21A
"Ditching".
In response to this recommendation, I have been advised that a
Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP) is currently being
prepared to educate the aviation industry on procedures and
techniques that may maximise the chances of survival of a ditching
event.
I refer to Aviation Safety Recommendation R20010258 which arose
from the accident of 31 May 2000 involving a Piper PA31-350
Chieftain aircraft, VH-MZK.
In its reply of 6 March 2002, the Authority advised that it would
develop a Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP) to educate the
aviation industry on procedures and techniques that may maximise
the chances of survival of a ditching event. CAAP 253-1(0),
Ditching, was published in April 2003.
The CAAP can be found at
http://www.casa.gov.au/download/CAAPs/ops/253-1.pdf
The Authority believes that the publication of the CAAP closes its
actions on this Recommendation.
