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;
(k)
the physical characteristics of the area in which the accident or serious incident occurred and an indication of access difficulties or special requirements to reach the site;
(l)
the identification of the person sending the notice and where the accident or serious incident occurred outside Singapore, the means by which the investigator-in-charge and the accident investigation authority of the State of Occurrence may be contacted; and
(m)
the presence and description of dangerous goods on board the aircraft.
(3) Where an incident, other than a serious incident, occurs —
(a)
in Singapore; or
(b)
outside Singapore involving a Singapore aircraft or an aircraft operated by a Singapore operator,
the owner, operator, pilot-in-command or hirer of the aircraft shall, if so required by notice in writing by the Chief Inspector, send to the Chief Inspector, such information as is in his possession or control with respect to the incident in such form and at such times as may be specified in the notice.
(4) In this paragraph, “relevant person” means —
(a)
the owner, operator or pilot-in-command of the aircraft at the time of the accident or serious incident;
(b)
where the accident or serious incident occurs on or adjacent to an aerodrome in Singapore, the owner or operator of the aerodrome;
(c)
where the accident or serious incident occurs in Singapore airspace, the ATS provider; or
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(d)
where the accident or serious incident occurs during a flying display in Singapore, the organiser of the flying display.