CAP 686
Corporate Code of Practice (Helicopters)
d) Complete and despatch the Company Accident Report form as soon as possible but in any case within 72 hours of the accident. Where items of the report cannot be completed due to lack of information, they should be marked to be completed and the missing information forwarded when obtained, rather than delaying the report. e) Where appropriate, a second copy of the Accident Report should be submitted to the Area Manager or the Managing Pilot, who should in any case be notified simultaneously with a) and b) above. 1.3.2
Responsibility for Accident Reporting After any accident, it is the responsibility of the pilot involved and of the Unit Chief Pilot, or the senior staff member on site, to ensure that the accident is reported to the AAIB without delay. Accidents must be notified to the Company via the quickest means, which may or may not involve routing through the Area Manager’s office. The Area Manager (or Chief Pilot) will issue to each unit standing instructions regarding any requirement to notify the appropriate and local authorities. A copy of these instructions should be incorporated in the Base Instructions. In the United Kingdom and for British registered aircraft, and for aircraft of British manufacture, the AAIB will be notified by the Company.
1.3.3
Reporting by Fax/Telex: When reporting accidents to the Company by Fax or Telex, the following numbers should be used: Fax: Telex: The message should be in the standardised form as follows: AA
for accidents the identifying abbreviation ACCID, for serius incidents INCID;
BB
manufacturer, model, nationality and registration marks, and serial number of aircraft;
CC
name of owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;
DD
name of the PIC;
EE
date and time (local time or UTC) of the accident or serious incident;
FF
last point of departure and point of intended landing of the aircraft;
GG
position of the aircraft with reference to some easily defined geographical point and latitude and longitude;
HH
number of crew and passengers; aboard, killed and seriously injured; others killed and seriously injured;
II
nature of the accident or serious incident and the extent of damage to the aircraft so far as is known;
JJ
an indication to what extent the investigation will be conducted or is proposed to be delegated by the State of Occurrence;
KK
physical characteristics of the accident or serious incident area; and
LL
identification of the originating authority
January 2009
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