Requirements as to notification of accidents
4.—(1)  Where a notifiable accident occurs, the commander of the aircraft involved at the time of the accident, or if he is killed or incapacitated, then the owner, operator, hirer or other person on whose behalf he was in command of the aircraft, as the case may be, shall forthwith send notice thereof to the chief executive officer by the quickest means of communication available and, in the case of an accident occurring in Singapore, shall also notify forthwith the police of the accident and of the place where it occurred.
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(2)  The notice to the chief executive officer referred to in paragraph (1) shall state as far as possible —
(a)the type, model, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft;
(b)the name of the owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;
(c)the name of the commander of the aircraft;
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(d)the date and Greenwich Mean Time of the accident;
(e)the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft;
(f)the position of the aircraft with reference to some easily defined geographical point and the latitude and longitude;
(g)the number of persons (including members of the crew) on board the aircraft —
(i)killed; or
(ii)seriously injured,
as a result of the accident;
(h)the number of persons (other than persons on board the aircraft including members of the crew) —
(i)killed; or
(ii)seriously injured,
as a result of the accident;
(i)the nature of the accident so far as is known;
(j)brief particulars of damage to the aircraft; and
(k)the physical characteristics of the area in which the accident occurred.
(3)  Where an accident to which these Regulations apply occurs in Singapore or elsewhere, the commander, owner, operator or hirer of the aircraft shall, if so required by notice in writing from the chief executive officer, send to the chief executive officer within such time as may be specified in the notice, such information with respect thereto in such form, as the chief executive officer may require.
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(4)  Upon receipt of the notification of an accident to a Singapore aircraft in a foreign country, the Minister shall —
(a)with the least possible delay provide the State of Occurrence with any relevant information he has available regarding the aircraft and flight crew involved in the accident; and
(b)inform the State of Occurrence whether he intends to be represented at the investigation and, if so, indicate the probable date of arrival of his accredited representative.