Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION (INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5

Duty to furnish information relating to accidents

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 36 of 1999 s. 3

PART II

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

(1) Where a reportable accident occurs the commander of the aircraft involved
at the time of the accident, or if he be killed or incapacitated then the
operator of the aircraft, and, in the case of an accident occurring on or
adjacent to an aerodrome, the aerodrome authority shall forthwith give notice
thereof to the Chief Inspector by the quickest means of communication
available and in the case of a reportable accident occurring in or over Hong
Kong shall also notify forthwith the Commissioner of Police of the accident
and of the place where it occurred.

(2) The notice to the Chief Inspector referred to in paragraph (1) shall state
as far as possible-

   (a)  the identifying abbreviation ACCID;

   (b)  the type, model and the nationality and registration marks of the
        aircraft;

   (c)  the name of the owner, operator and hirer (if any) of the aircraft;

   (d)  the name of the commander of the aircraft;

   (e)  the date and Co-ordinated Universal Time of the accident; (36 of 1999
        s. 3)

   (f)  the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of
        the aircraft;

   (g)  the position of the aircraft by reference to some easily defined
        geographical point and latitude and longitude;

   (h)  (i) the number of crew on board the aircraft at the time of the
        accident and the number of them killed or seriously injured as a
        result of the accident;

   (i)  ) the number of passengers on board the aircraft at the time of the
        accident and the number of them killed or seriously injured as a
        result of the accident;

        (iii)  the number of other persons killed or seriously injured as a
               result of the accident;

        (i)    the nature of the accident and the extent of the damage to the
               aircraft as far as is known.

(3) Where an accident to which these regulations apply occurs, whether in or
over Hong Kong or elsewhere, the owner, operator, commander or hirer of the
aircraft shall, if so required by notice in writing given to him by the
Chief Inspector, send to the Chief Inspector, within such time as may be
specified in the notice, such information as is in his possession or control
with respect to the accident in such form as the Chief Inspector may require.
[cf. S.I. 1983/551 r. 5 U.K.]