Manager – Aviation Safeguarding
Peter has enjoyed a long career as an Air Traffic Controller, ICAO PANS-OPS Instrument Flight Procedure Designer, Air Safety Regulator and Aviation Consultant.
As an Air Traffic Controller Peter was previously qualified in Aerodrome Control, Approach and En-Route Radar and Procedural Control services. He has worked all over Australia including Port Hedland, RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia, Adelaide, and Melbourne.
Peter worked with the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) where he designed and validated military and civilian instrument flight procedures for all the RAAF airfields in Australia, south-east Asia, and the south-west Pacific.
He also has experience in the survey of helicopter landing sites and airfields in Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands and has also designed instrument flight procedures for medivac helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft in regions where the ADF participate in Peacekeeping operations.
His experience extends to New Zealand, where he worked as an Air Safety Regulator with the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. This role involved having regulatory oversight and certifying instrument flight procedure providers, AIS, and Meteorological service providers (Parts 172, 173,175).
Peter was the New Zealand member on the ICAO Separation and Airspace Safety Panel (SASP) providing expert input in the development of modern ATC separation standards, including the use of RNAV/RNP to guide aircraft on final approach paths for parallel runways that enhanced the operational efficiency of major airports whilst maintaining safety standards. His work on SASP was formally recognised by ICAO.
Peter has recent experience in airspace safeguarding assessments for large infrastructure project developments including renewable energy.
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