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S 78/2003
Notification of accidents and incidents
4.—(1) Where an accident or a serious incident occurs—
- (a) in Singapore; or
- (b) outside Singapore involving a Singapore aircraft or an aircraft operated by a Singapore operator,
the relevant person shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after he becomes aware of the accident or serious incident—
- (i) send notice thereof to the Chief Inspector by the quickest means of communication available; and
- (ii) in the case of an accident occurring in Singapore, notify a police officer of the accident and of the place where it occurred.
(2) The notice to the Chief Inspector referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall state, as far as possible—
- (a) in the case of an accident, the identifying abbreviation "ACCID" or, in the case of a serious incident, the identifying abbreviation "INCID";
- (b) the manufacturer, model, nationality and registration marks and serial number of the aircraft;
- (c) the name of the owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;
- (d) the name of the pilot-in-command of the aircraft and the nationality of the crew and passengers;
- (e) the date and local time or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of the accident or serious incident;
- (f) the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft;
- (g) the position of the aircraft with reference to some easily defined geographical point and the latitude and longitude;
- (h) the number of crew members and passengers on board the aircraft at the time of the accident or serious incident;
- (i) in the case of an accident, the number of crew members, passengers or other persons respectively killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident;
- (j) a description of the accident or serious incident and the extent of damage to the aircraft so far as is known;
