Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Transport Safety Investigations (Aviation Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 7
Immediately reportable matter — when, how and what to report
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (5), for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a section 12(1) report about an aviation occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter consists of —
an initial notice, which is given orally in English, about the immediately reportable matter, by telephone call to the Duty Officer using the telephone number +65 98262359; and
subsequent to the initial notice, a written notice in English about the immediately reportable matter sent by email to the email address notification_of_air_occurrences@mot.gov.sg.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (5), for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a responsible person has to report an aviation occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter within the following times:
for an initial notice in paragraph (1)(a) about the immediately reportable matter — as soon as reasonably practicable after the responsible person becomes aware of the happening of that immediately reportable matter;
for the written notice in paragraph (1)(b) about the immediately reportable matter — not more than 24 hours after the responsible person becomes aware of the happening of that immediately reportable matter.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (5), for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, an initial notice and a written notice about an immediately reportable matter in paragraph (1)(a) and (b), respectively, must each contain the particulars specified in the Second Schedule.
Subregulation 4
Where any particulars required by paragraph (3) about an immediately reportable matter was not available or known to the responsible person required to report the immediately reportable matter concerned at the time mentioned in paragraph (2), then for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, the responsible person must, as soon as it is practicable to do so, send by email in the manner in paragraph (1)(b), the remainder of those particulars required which becomes subsequently available or known to the responsible person.
Subregulation 5
Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to or in relation to any notification given or to be given by an appropriate foreign authority of a Contracting State to the Director according to the laws of that State in relation to an aviation occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter.