Division 2 — Reporting of occurrences
Reporting of occurrences
24.—(1)  A Singapore operator, or an operator of a Singapore registered aircraft operated for the purpose of general aviation, must report to the Director‑General of Civil Aviation, in accordance with paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) —
(a)any dangerous goods accident or dangerous goods incident involving any aircraft operated by that operator;
(b)the finding of any undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods in any cargo, mail or baggage —
(i)that originate from any State; and
(ii)that are, or are intended for transportation, on board any aircraft operated by that operator;
(c)the finding of any dangerous goods —
(i)that are or have been carried on any aircraft operated by that operator; and
(ii)that were not loaded, segregated, separated or secured in accordance with the Technical Instructions; or
(d)the finding of any dangerous goods —
(i)that are or have been carried on any aircraft operated by that operator; and
(ii)information of which was not provided to the pilot‑in‑command of the aircraft as required under regulation 25(1)(a) or in accordance with the Technical Instructions.
(2)  A foreign operator must report to the Director‑General of Civil Aviation, in accordance with paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) —
(a)any dangerous goods accident or dangerous goods incident involving any aircraft operated by that foreign operator that lands in or departs from Singapore; or
(b)the finding of any undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods in any cargo, mail or baggage —
(i)that originate from or are destined for Singapore, or that are in transit in Singapore; and
(ii)that are, or are intended for transportation, on board any aircraft operated by that foreign operator.
(3)  A report required under paragraph (1) or (2) must contain the following information (as appropriate to the occurrence that is the subject of the report):
(a)the date of the occurrence;
(b)the State of the operator;
(c)the State of Origin;
(d)the State of registry;
(e)the location of the occurrence, flight number and flight date;
(f)the description of the dangerous goods and the reference number of the air waybill, pouch, baggage tag or ticket, as the case may be;
(g)the proper shipping name (including the technical name, if applicable) of the dangerous goods;
(h)the UN number or ID number (as the case may be) of the dangerous goods;
(i)the class or division of the dangerous goods in accordance with the Technical Instructions, and any subsidiary hazard;
(j)the type of packaging and the packaging specification marking;
(k)the quantity of the dangerous goods;
(l)the name and address of the shipper or passenger involved, as the case may be;
(m)the suspected cause of the occurrence;
(n)the action taken upon discovery of the occurrence, including any mitigation measures;
(o)any serious injury, death or damage of property caused by the occurrence;
(p)any other reporting action taken;
(q)the name, title, address and contact number of the person making the report;
(r)any other relevant details.
(4)  Subject to paragraph (5), a report containing as much of the information mentioned in paragraph (3) as is in the possession of the person making the report must be despatched in a form specified by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation, and by the quickest available means within 24 hours of the occurrence coming to the knowledge of the person making the report.
(5)  Where any information mentioned in paragraph (3) is not in the possession of the person making a report under paragraph (1) or (2), that person must despatch the information in a form as specified by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation, and by the quickest available means within 24 hours of the information coming into that person’s possession.
(6)  Where any dangerous goods accident, dangerous goods incident or the finding of any undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods in cargo, mail or baggage on board any aircraft is reported to the Director‑General of Civil Aviation under paragraph (1) or (2), the Director‑General of Civil Aviation may cause an investigation to be made in any manner that he or she thinks necessary.
(7)  A person that contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)to a fine not exceeding $20,000; but
(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.
(8)  A person that contravenes paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)to a fine not exceeding $10,000; but
(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000.
(9)  A person that contravenes paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)to a fine not exceeding $10,000; but
(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000.