OUR PROJECTS
PACIFIC AVIATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM
PASO REFORM PROJECT – AVIATION SPECIALIST
Overview of GRF incl ICAO requirements and education on the process
- Overview of ICAO requirements and guidance
- Information to States on action to take if they cannot make the ICAO implementation date
- Overview of the new process using the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM)
- How to create and promulgate the runway condition code (RWYCC) information
- Overview of ICAO information and practical advice for aerodrome operations restart
- COVID-19 Contingency Related Differences (CCRD)
- ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) Guidance Document Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
- Resuming operations – Checklist on restarting Aerodrome Operations
Guidance material:
Airfield Works Guidance
Director of Civil Aviation Induction Training on ICAO and USOAP requirements
Global Aviation Safety Oversight System (GASOS) review and assessment
Aerodrome Part 139 Audit & Inspection Checklist, including the development of the Fire & Rescue Checklist and an Airfield Checklist
Review and advice on Remotely Piloted Aircraft (UAV, Drones) operations and training.
ICAO Global Reporting Format – Runway Condition Reporting
COVID-19 Aerodrome Restart, Planning and Implementation
Aerodrome feasibility study and assessment
SOLOMON ISLANDS ROADS & AVIATION PROJECT
ADS-B SPECIALIST
ADS-B Implementation Project
Review ADS-B ground station system and implementation
Assist in regulatory and operational requirements for aircraft, air traffic Services and Civil Aviation Authority
PACIFIC AVIATION SAFETY OFFICE
AERODROME SPECIALIST
Providing aerodrome oversight and inspections for Part 139 certification and audits
Specialist advice on air navigation systems including CNS/ATM
Part 139, 171, 172, 173, 174 and 175
2020: Honiara Airport and Munda Airport Part 139 Certification Inspections
2021: Cook islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu Part 139 Inspections and specialist advice
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OFFSITE CERTIFICATION AUDIT (OSCA) PROCESS
OSCA for use by all technical inspectors when doing audits in Pacific
Allows certification audits to be done remotely when access restricted
Uses on-site regulatory staff to do technical audits
Builds capacity in States through training
Uses an online training process
PAIP TUVALU AVIATION INVESTMENT PROJECT – AIRPORT/AVIATION SPECIALIST
Provide airport/aviation expertise and inputs contributing to an Options Paper to support the consideration of a new proposed airfield at Funafuti by Government of Tuvalu.
Lead and coordinate Options Paper inputs from other specialists, consultants and the project team.
Assess required infrastructure, airfield design, infrastructure costing, financial and economic analysis.
• Safety Analysis of new airport and continue to operate existing airport.
A SELECTION OF ASSIGNMENTS UNDERTAKEN
Aerodrome Training Course incl ICAO process overview – Aeropath New Zealand
Hood Aerodrome aeronautical study and operational assessment – Masterton District Council
Aeronautical Study to assess the apron area operations, aircraft mix and the safety risk -Palmerston North Airport
Raglan Aerodrome Aeronautical Study – Waikato District Council
Delivery of Course 190.309 Design of Airways and Air Traffic Systems – Massey University
Technical Advisor for new international airport aerodrome, airspace and instrument procedure assessment. Tarras Airport
Regional New Zealand Airport on demand aerodrome and regulatory consultancy
Technical advice on ICAO GRF requirements and integration of runway condition reporting to ATIS – ATM system supplier
Technical assessment new structure impact on airport and aircraft operations
Technical assessment solar airfield lighting compliance with New Zealand Civil Aviation Rules
Technical assessment airport runway extension and VOR review
Provide technical and operational advice on proposed new heliport, design and flight paths.
Technical advisor on aerodrome obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS)
Technical assessment on jet operations to narrow Runway Strip Width with a successful Rule Exemption
Aeronautical study of OLS infringements and Runway Strip requirements with a successful permanent Rule Exemption
Part 157 Technical Advisor and airspace assessment for heliport operations – Waiheke Island
New jet aircraft hanger assessment including apron and taxiway access – International Airport
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
NZ NATIONAL AIRSPACE & AIR NAVIGATION PLAN
SYSTEM WIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (SWIM)
- NZ implementation assessment
- AIS-AIM Roadmap
- Digital NOTAM
SATELLITE BASED AUGMENTATION
NEW SOUTHERN SKY PROGRAMME
- Ground Based Nav Aid Strategy
- ADS-B Surveillance
- Performance Based Navigation
- System Wide Info Management
SURVEILLANCE
- ADS-B implementation
- Contingent surveillance assessment for both PSR and SSR
- Operational use of multilateration
ICAO
- ICAO Asia Pacific Seamless ATM Plan
- NZ APANPIRG Rep – 12 years
- Asia Pacific PBN Working Group
- 12th & 13th Air Navigation Conference
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
- High Altitude activities (Balloons, Rockets)
- Digital Towers
- Digital Air Traffic Management
- Developed ATM operational UAV policy
PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION
- NZ controlled aerodromes (RNAV, RNP, RNP-AR)
- Manager for GNSS Safety Assessment
- PBN Project Manager
- 2009 PBN Plan Info
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Chilean Volcanic Ash Cloud NZ airspace management
- CAA response Manager to the Feb 2011 Christchurch earthquake
- Airways Network Failure 2015
- Christchurch Mosque Attacks 2019
- Milford Sound AFIS issues 2018