AMT 2201 AIRCRAFT INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION REVIEWER

REVIEWER

SUBPART E

SUBPART E

ACCIDENT & INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Subpart is applicable to the conduct of accident and incident investigations. Who are they?

(1) persons who conduct the investigations (2) persons that have information or records to the investigations

13.095 OBLIGATION TO INVESTIGATE

WHO shall cause an investigation to be carried out

into an accident:
(1 ) where the accident occurs in Republic of the Philippines

(2) where the accident occurs in any Non-contracting State which does not intend to carry out an investigation of the accident in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 and involves a Republic of the Philippines aircraft or an aircraft operated by a Republic of the Philippines operator;

(3) where the accident involves a Republic of the Philippines aircraft or an aircraft operated by a Republic of the Philippines operator; by mutual arrangement and consent;

(4) where the accident occurs in a location which cannot be definitely established as being in the territory of any State and involves a Republic of the Philippines aircraft.

Chairman

The Chairman may, when he expects to draw air safety lessons from it, cause an investigation to be carried out

(1) in Republic of the Philippines; or

(2) outside the Republic of the Philippines involving a Republic of the Philippines aircraft or an aircraft operated by a Republic of the Philippines operator.

WHO shall institute an investigation into the circumstances of the accident and serious incident be responsible for the conduct of the investigation

Chairman

WHAT STATE shall use every means to facilitate the investigation.

State of Occurrence

The Chairman shall institute an investigation into the circumstances of a serious incident when the aircraft is of a maximum mass of

over 2 250 kg

TRUE OR FALSE

The Chairman shall institute an investigation into the circumstances of the accident and serious incident where the Republic of the Philippines is the State of Registry and the location of the accident or the serious incident cannot definitely be established as being in the territory of any State

TRUE

If the Chairman does not institute and conduct an investigation, and does not delegate the investigation to another State. Who is entitled to request in writing the State of Occurrence to delegate the conducting of such investigation

(1) State of the Registry

(2) in the ff. order, the State of the Operator, the State of Design or the State of Manufacture

TRUE OR FALSE

The CHAIRMAN may delegate the whole or any part of the conducting of such investigation to another State or a regional accident and incident investigation organization by mutual arrangement and consent

TRUE

If the Chairman does not reply to such a request of DELEGATION within 30 days. What will happen?

the State (REGISTRY; OPERATOR, DESIGN, MANUFACTURE) making the request should institute and conduct the investigation

TRUE OR FALSE

When the whole investigation is delegated to another State, the State is expected to be responsible for the conduct of the investigation, including the issuance of the Final Report and the ADREP reporting.

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE

In the case of investigation of an unmanned aircraft system, only aircraft with a design and/or operational approval are to be considered.

TRUE

What is (RAIO)?

Regional accident and incident investigation organization

13.100 APPOINTMENT OF INVESTIGATORS AND ADVISERS

The Chairman may appoint such ________________________ of Accidents & Incidents for every occurrence and shall initiate the investigation immediately.

number of persons as he thinks fit as Investigators

The Chairman shall appoint one of the Investigators as the _______________ who shall be relieved of all other duties until the Final Report is distributed

investigator-in-charge

The Chairman may arrange for any of his powers and obligations on his behalf by an Investigator designated by him to be his_____?

Deputy

WHO assist an investigator-in-charge in a particular investigation carried out under this Part?

ADVISER

If more than one Investigator is needed to carry out an investigation to assist the investigator-in-charge. WHO IS IT?

Deputy investigator-in-charge

13.105 PUBLIC NOTICE

(a) It would be ____________ for public notice to be given that an investigation is taking place, he may do so in such manner as he thinks fit.

desirable

(b) state that any person who desires to make representations concerning the circumstances or causes of the accident or incident may do so in writing ____________ to be specified in the notice.

within a time

13.110 POWERS OF INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE

(a) To carry out an investigation into an accident or incident in the most efficient way and within the shortest time possible, an ______________ shall have the access rights and powers

Investigator-in-charge

(b) The investigator-in-charge shall:

(1) have free and unhampered access to the site of the accident or incident as well as to the aircraft, its contents or its wreckage;

(2) have immediate and unrestricted access to and use of the contents of the flight recorders, ATS records and any other recordings;

(3) have access to and be provided with the results of examination of the bodies of victims or of tests made on samples taken from the bodies of the victims;

The investigator-in-charge shall:

(4) have immediate access to and be provided with the results of examinations of the persons involved in the operation of the aircraft or of tests made on samples taken from such persons; and

(5) have free access to any relevant information or records held by the owner, the operator, the operator’s maintenance contractors and sub-contractors, the hirer, the designer or the manufacturer of the aircraft and by the authorities for civil aviation or airport operation or ATS.

The investigator-in-charge may:

(1) by summons under his hand —

(i) call before him and examine any person as he thinks fit;

(ii) require such person to answer any question or furnish any information or produce any books, papers, documents and articles which he may consider relevant; and

(iii) make copies of and retain any such books, papers, documents and articles until the completion of the investigation;

The investigator-in-charge may:

(2) take statements from all such persons as he thinks fit and require any such person to make and sign a declaration of the truth of the statement made by him;

(3) on production, if required, of his credentials, enter and inspect any place, building or aircraft the entry or inspection whereof appears to him to be necessary for the purposes of the investigation;

The investigator-in-charge may:

(4) on production, if required, of his credentials, remove, test, take measures for the preservation of or otherwise deal with any aircraft other than an aircraft involved in the accident or incident where it appears to him to be necessary for the purposes of the investigation;

(5) take possession of, examine, remove, test or take measures for the preservation of any object or evidence as he considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation;

(6) require an immediate listing of evidence and removal of debris or components for

examination or analysis purposes;

(7) require the readout of the flight recorders;

The investigator-in-charge may:

(8) in the case of a fatal accident, require a complete autopsy examination of fatally injured flight crew, and, subject to the particular circumstances, of fatally injured passengers and cabin crew members, by a pathologist,

(9) where appropriate, require the medical and toxicological examination of the crew, passengers and aviation personnel involved in the accident or incident by a medical practitioner,

The investigator-in-charge may:

(10) require the crew, passengers and aviation personnel involved in the accident or incident to undergo such other tests (including a breathalyzer test) as he considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation;

(11) ensure that the autopsy and medical examinations shall be expeditious and complete.

(12) seek such advice or assistance as he considers necessary for the purposes of the investigation including professional or expert opinions on technical and medical matters related to the investigation.

(6) require an immediate listing of evidence and removal of debris or components for

examination or analysis purposes;

(7) require the readout of the flight recorders;

e) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (c)(12), the investigator-incharge may request another Contracting State to provide such information, facilities or experts as he may consider necessary for the purposes of an investigation

13.115 DEPUTY IIC AND ADVISERS

THEY are designated by the Chairman to assist the investigator-in-charge under paragraph 13.100(

Deputy investigator-in-charge and any Investigators

any ________________ appointed by the Chairman under paragraph 13.100(e) to assist the

investigator-in-charge, but only to the extent specified by the Chairman

adviser

13.120 FORM AND CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATIONS

(a) An investigation shall be held in ________.

private

(b)required or authorized under this Part shall be determined by the Chairman taking into account —

(1) the purpose of the investigation set out in paragraph c;

(2) the principles and objectives of ICAO Annex 13; and

(3) the lessons he expects to draw from the accident or incident for the improvement of safety.

suspected that an act of unlawful interference was involved in the accident or incident, the investigator-in-charge shall, after consultation with the Chairman and the Authority —

(1) immediately inform the Republic of the Philippines Police;

(2) take steps to ensure that the aviation security authorities of other Contracting States concerned are informed of the fact.

13.125 ENTITLEMENT OF ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE, ADVISERS AND EXPERT FROM OTHER CONTRACTING STATES

(a) each of the following States that is a Contracting State shall be entitled to appoint an accredited representative to participate in the investigation and one or more advisers, to assist the accredited representative:

(1) the State of Registry;

(2) the State of the Operator;

(3) the State of Manufacture;

(4) the State of Design;

WHOM shall be entitled to participate in all aspects of an investigation under the control of the investigator-in-charge and shall be entitled

Accredited Representative

An accredited representative shall be entitled to:

(1) visit the scene of the accident;

(2) examine the wreckage;

(3) obtain witness information and suggest areas for questioning witnesses;

(4) have full access to all relevant evidence as soon as possible;

(5) receive copies of all pertinent documents;

(6) participate in readouts of recorded media;
(7) participate in off-scene investigative activities such as component examinations, technical briefings, tests and simulations;

(8) participate in investigation progress meetings, including deliberations related to analysis, findings, causes, contributing factors and safety recommendations; and

(9) make submissions in respect of various aspects of the investigation.

(c) participation of the accredited representative of a Contracting State other than the State of Registry, the State of the Operator, the State of Design and the State of Manufacture may be ___________to those matters in respect of which the State has, on request, provided information, facilities or experts to the investigator-in-charge expert

limited

(d) A Contracting State which has a special interest in an accident by virtue of fatalities or serious injuries to its citizens shall ___________

be entitled to appoint an expert.

WHO CAN:
(1) visit the scene of the accident;

(2) have access to the relevant factual information, which is approved for public release by the State conducting the investigation and information on the progress of the investigation; and

(3) receive a copy of the Final Report.

An Expert

WHO:
(1) shall provide the investigator-in-charge with all relevant information available to them; and

(2) shall not disclose any information on the progress and findings of the investigation without the express consent in writing of the investigator-in-charge.

The accredited representative, his advisers and the expert

13.130 APPOINTMENT OF ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE, ADVISERS AND EXPERT TO THE STATE CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION

Can the Chairman appoint an accredited representative to participate in the investigation into an accident or incident which occurs in another Contracting State?
TRUE OR FALSE

TRUE

Appointing of an accredited representative can happen in this cases only:

(1) where Republic of the Philippines is the State of Registry, State of the Operator, State of Manufacture or State of Design of the aircraft involved in the accident or incident
(2) where Republic of the Philippines has, at the request of the Contracting State conducting the investigation

SUBPART F

INVESTIGATION REPORTS

Investigation is carried out into an accident involving an aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than _______________

2,250 kg

An aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass of 2,250 kg or less and when airworthiness or matters considered to be of interest to other Contracting States are involved, the investigator-in-charge shall, unless an Accident Data Report has been sent within______________ days of the accident

30 days

send a Preliminary Report within (30days) that period to WHOM?

(A) the State that instituted the investigation;

(B) the State of Registry or the State of Occurrence, as appropriate;

(C) the State of the Operator;

(D) the State of Design;

(E) the State of Manufacture;

(F) any State that provided relevant information, significant facilities or experts

The Preliminary Report in paragraph shall be submitted in one of the working languages of _________.

ICAO

13.140 ACTIONS OF INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE

The_______________ of the State conducting the investigation shall, as soon as possible after the completion of an investigation into an accident

investigator-in-charge

(1) send a copy of the draft Final Report to the Contracting State that instituted the investigation and all the Contracting States that participated in the investigation

(2) if any such comments are received within 60 days of the date on which the draft Final Report is sent out, amend the draft Final Report to include the substance of the comments received

TRUE

(3) if no comments are received within 60 days of the date on which the draft Final Report is sent out and no extension of time has been agreed upon, issue and send out the Final Report with a minimum delay to the following parties —

(i) the Contracting States

(ii) any Contracting State that has suffered fatalities or serious injuries to its citizens; and

(iii) where the accident involves an aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 5,700 kg, the International Civil Aviation Organization;

If the accident involves an aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 2,250 kg, send the Accident Data Report to the _________

International Civil Aviation Organization

The investigator-in-charge shall, where an investigation is carried out into an incident involving an aircraft of a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 5,700 kg. What are the TWO REPORTS NEEDED to send to ICAO?

(1) the Final Report of the incident

(2) the Incident Data Report.

A report that shall state the sole objective of the investigation. It shall also be forwarded by the Chairman or investigator-in-charge to the Authority for Notation before its dissemination

Final Report

It means the Accident Data Report and Incident Data Report referred to in ICAO Annex 13.

“Accident Data Report” and “Incident Data Report”

13.145 PUBLICATION OF REPORTS

The ___________ shall cause the Final Report of an investigation into an accident or incident to be made public only upon consideration/notation of the Authority

CHAIRMAN

The Final report shall be made public —-

(1) after the Final Report has been sent out to the relevant Contracting States

(2) in the shortest time possible; and

(3) in such manner as the Chairman thinks fit.

The Chairman shall make the Final Report publicly available as soon as possible, and, if possible, within ______ months

twelve

TRUE OR FALSE
Does final report necessarily require a hard-copy publication?

FALSE ; IT DOES NOT

What does the chairman do if the report cannot be made publicly available within twelve months?

the Chairman shall make an interim statement publicly available on each anniversary of the occurrence

_______________ shall circulate, publish, disclose or give access to any draft report or any part of its contents or any documents obtained during an investigation of an accident or incident

No person

The Chairman shall establish and maintain _____________to facilitate the effective analysis of information on actual or potential safety

deficiencies

an accident and investigated incident database

____________________ is responsible for the implementation of the State Safety Program (SSP) and should have access to the accident

The Authority

13.150 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

The Chairman or the investigator-in-charge may,

• recommend in a dated transmittal correspondence to the appropriate authorities; any preventive action that the investigator-in-charge considers necessary to be taken promptly to enhance aviation safety

• any safety recommendation arising out of the investigation to the accident investigation

The Chairman shall cause to be communicated to such relevant person or authority in Republic of the Philippines as he may determine:

(1) the recommendation of preventive action or safety recommendation

(2) any recommendation of preventive action or safety recommendation forwarded to the Authority or Chairman by another Contracting State.

Any person or authority in Republic of the Philippines to whom or to which a recommendation for preventive action or safety recommendation is communicated shall, without delay

(1) take that recommendation into consideration and, where appropriate, act upon it;

(2) send to the Chairman —full details of the measures; a full explanation as to why no measures will be taken

(3)give notice to the Chairman if at any time any information provided to the Chairman.. - rendered inaccurate by any change of circumstances

The _____________ may result from diverse sources, including safety studies.

safety recommendations

The Chairman shall implement _____________ to monitor the progress of the action taken in response to the safety recommendation received

procedures

13.155 REOPENING OF INVESTIGATION

(a) The Chairman shall, in the case of an accident, a serious incident listed in IS 13.030 and incident listed in IS 13.175-1, IS 13.175-2, 13.175-3, cause the investigation to be re-opened if evidence has been disclosed after the completion of the investigation which, in his opinion, is new and significant.

(b) The Chairman may cause the investigation of an occurrence which endangers or which, if not corrected, would endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person, to be re-opened if evidence has been disclosed after the completion of the investigation which, in his opinion, is new and significant.

(c) Where the investigation of an accident or incident was instituted by another Contracting State, the Chairman shall obtain the consent of that State before causing the investigation to be re-opened under paragraph (a) (b).

(d) Any re-opened investigation shall be carried out in accordance with this Part.

13.155 REOPENING OF INVESTIGATION

if any such comments are received within 60 days of the date on which the draft Final Report is sent out, amend the draft Final Report to include the substance of the comments received or, if desired by the Contracting State that provided the comments, append the comments to the Final Report;

Actions of investigator in charge

Chairman shall establish and maintain an accident and investigated incident database to facilitate the effective analysis of information on actual or potential safety deficiencies and to determine any preventive actions required.

Publication of reports

TRUE OR FALSE

The Final Report shall be forwarded by the Chairman or investigator-in-charge to the Authority for Notation before its dissemination to any contracting State under this Part or its subsequent publication.

True

TRUE OR FALSE

POWERS OF INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE have restricted access to all available evidential material without delay.

FALSE

UNDER “ENTITLEMENT OF ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE, ADVISERS AND EXPERT FROM OTHER CONTRACTING STATES” of subpart E

TRUE OR FALSE
which the State has, on request, provided information, facilities or experts to the investigator-in-charge in connection with the investigation.

TRUE

UNDER WHAT PART IS THIS STATEMENT?
In any case where the Chairman is of the view that more than one Investigator is needed to carry out an investigation, he may designate one or more Investigators, one of whom shall be designated Deputy investigator-in-charge, to assist the investigator-in-charge.

Appointment of investigators and advisers

What does TPQSM stands for?

Training, Procedures, Quality, and Safety Manual

What does SMM stands for?

SAFETY MANAGEMENT MANUAL