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AMSA acknowledge Clontarf catastrophic engine failure?? So where the hell is OTSI??

From the AMSA Monthly serious incident reports: https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-operator...nt-reports

NSW Class 1 - Passenger: Vessel experienced catastrophic engine failure while underway.

   

Very brief description but I can't imagine there was too many other incidents where a Class 1 pax vessel (IE DCV) experienced a catastrophic engine failure? Note there is no indication whether AMSA is actually investigating? 

While on the February 2023 serious incident report pages, I note for the Sate of NSW there is also this serious incident report statement:

NSW Class 1 – Passenger: Vessel experienced fire in engine bay resulting in significant damage. All passengers and crew were evacuated without injury.

   
So we have an incident where a DCV suffered a catastrophic engine failure (read engine explosion) and we have an incident of an engine fire on a DCV that included a complete egress of the crew and pax, yet both occurrences apparently do not fall within the purview of the NSW State Transport Safety Investigator, OTSI...err WTF??

I guess the Chief Investigator is way..way too busy harmonising OTSI's business profile for the soon to occur merger with Popinjay's ATSB? 

But OTSI did today actually make a positive contribution to the proactive enhancement of public transport safety (IE their remit) and in the process completed something?? -    

Via Linkedin: 

Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI)

The Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) has completed an investigation into a report made under the Confidential Safety Information Reporting Scheme (CSIRS) about the competence and performance management of a rail transport operator’s incident response personnel.

The CSIRS gives transport industry employees a confidential way to make a report about a safety issue affecting a bus, rail or ferry service.

OTSI has released CSIRS Outcome Report – C1016 which summarises the assertions made by the CSIRS reporter, and the response provided to OTSI by the rail transport operator.

OTSI is satisfied that the actions taken by the operator to address the assertions made in this CSIRS report are suitable to manage the issues raised and has closed the report.

You can access the full CSIRS Outcome Report on the OTSI website at https://lnkd.in/gmVAWiFy

 
Hmm...(part in bold) well that OTSI appraisal (based on WTF know's what??) of the operator's response, totally justifies the extra millions of taxpayer dollars flushed into the OTSI coffers over the last two financial years?? Ref: https://www.otsi.nsw.gov.au/publications/annual-reports

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Hmm...as a sidebar this is interesting:

Financial reports

For financial year ended 30 June 2022, OTSI was exempt from Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 (PFAA) financial reporting because it met all the requirements for a ‘small agency’ exemption under clause 3 of Schedule 2 of the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2015.

Accordingly, as OTSI has no PFAA financial reporting obligations, it is not required to include a full financial report in its annual report.

In 2021-22, OTSI received grants and contributions of $4.6 million.

The net result showed a deficit of $48,150, however OTSI continues to receive financial assurance from Transport for NSW to ensure it remains operational. There were no economic or other factors affecting OTSI’s operational objectives in 2021-22.

Hmm...the underlined bit?? - Err isn't that a conflict of interest for an independent statutory authority?? - 

MTF...P2