Aviation Safety Advisers
Aviation Safety Advisers (ASAs) provide broad safety advice to industry, on industry turf. They are not auditors, nor inspectors, nor approvers, nor enforcers. They liaise between the CAA and industry, gauging industry reaction to CAA initiatives and clarifying the purpose of those initiatives.
The ASAs have 'patches' throughout New Zealand, within which they develop contacts with aviation business and recreational operators. They provide a CAA link and perspective at industry user-group meetings, give broad advice on the meaning of the Civil Aviation Rules, and refer industry views and problems to the appropriate CAA technical staff and management. They are also heavily involved with the CAA's safety courses and seminars.
Industry can rely on advice from their ASA as being the up-to-date CAA view. The ASAs also assist individual pilots and aircraft engineers. Anyone who has any question about being part of New Zealand's aviation system can ask their ASA. The ASAs carry reference copies of CAA publications, and can provide discussion documents, posters and stickers as well as access to the CAA web site.
| Title & Area | Name (click on it to send email) | Telephone (direct) |
| North Island – north of a line: New Plymouth, Taupo, East Cape |
Don Waters | Tel: 07 376 9342 Fax: 07 376 9350 Mobile: 027 485 2096 |
| North Island – south of a line: New Plymouth, Taupo, East Cape |
Ross St George | Tel: 06 353 7443 Fax: 06 353 3374 Mobile: 027 485 2097 |
| South Island | Murray Fowler | Tel: 03 349 8687 Fax: 03 349 5851 Mobile: 027 485 2098 |
| Maintenance – North Island wide | John Keyzer | Tel: 09 267 8063 Fax: Mobile: 027 213 0507 |
| Maintenance – South Island wide | Bob Jelley | Tel: 03 322 6388 Fax1: 03 322 6379 wk Fax2: 04 322 9432 hm Mobile: 027 285 2022 |