Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Transport Safety Investigations (Aviation Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 18
Preliminary reports
Subregulation 1
This regulation applies where an investigation is carried out into an aviation occurrence that is an aircraft accident involving —
an aircraft with an MCTOM exceeding 2,250 kg; or
an aircraft with an MCTOM of 2,250 kg or lower and when airworthiness or matters considered to be of interest to other Contracting States are involved.
Subregulation 2
In an investigation into an aviation occurrence mentioned in paragraph (1), the investigator‑in‑charge must, unless an Accident Data Report has been sent within 30 days after the aviation occurrence happened, send a preliminary report within that period to —
each of the following States that is a Contracting State:
the State that instituted the investigation;
the State of Registry or the State of Occurrence, as appropriate, of the aircraft involved in the aviation occurrence;
the State of the Operator of the aircraft involved in the aviation occurrence;
the State of Design of the aircraft involved in the aviation occurrence;
the State of Manufacture of the aircraft involved in the aviation occurrence;
any State that provided relevant information, significant facilities or experts; and
the ICAO, where the aircraft involved in the aviation occurrence has an MCTOM exceeding 2,250 kg.
Subregulation 3
In paragraph (2), “Accident Data Report” means the Accident Data Report referred to in Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention.