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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION (AIG) SECTION


Technical work programme responsibilities
  • maintaining the currency of Annex 13 and related documents, such as the Manual of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, and accident prevention matters in the Safety Management Manual
  • monitoring developments in accident investigation techniques and practices, as well as accident prevention issues in States
  • reviewing and updating AIG related matters of the ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP)
  • monitoring developments in system safety concepts and practices in States
  • contributing to ICAO safety projects such as the prevention of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), reduction of approach and landing accidents (ALAR) and the safety oversight audit programme (USOAP)
  • analysing accident and incident data
  • providing annual briefing to the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) on accident trends and risk assessment
  • contributing to ICAO's programme on human factors in aviation safety
  • conducting and participating in seminars in accident investigation and prevention
  • facilitating the international exchange of aviation safety data
  • providing guidance to States on the collection and analysis of accident/incident data
  • undertaking the risk assessment phase of the ICAO Safety Management Process
  • maintaining the accident/incident data reporting (ADREP) system
  • maintaining an electronic library of Final Reports
Council technical committee, AN Commission panels and Secretariat study groups
  • Flight Recorder Panel (FLIRECP)
  • Accident Investigation Methodology Study Group (AIMSG)
  • Hazards at Accident Sites Study Group (HASSG)
  • Funding of Accident Investigation Costs Study Group (FAICSG)
  • Safety Indicators Study Group (SISG)
Annexes and PANS
  • Annex 13 — Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
Manuals and Circulars
  • Manual of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, Part I — Organization and Planning (Doc 9756), First Edition 2000 and IV —Reporting, First Edition – 2003
  • Manual of Aircraft Accident Investigation (Doc 6920), Fourth Edition – 1970
  • Training Guidelines for Aircraft Accident Investigators (Circ 298)
  • Guidance on Assistance to Aircraft Accident Victims and their Families (Circ 285)
  • Aircraft Accident Digest 1992 (No. 39) (Circ 296)
  • Aircraft Accident Digest 1991 (No. 38) (Circ 290)
  • Aircraft Accident Digest 1990 (No. 37) (Circ 263)
  • Accident/Incident Reporting (ADREP) Annual Statistics — 2002 (Circ 297)
  • Accident prevention issues contained in the ICAO Safety Management Manual (Doc 9859)
ADREP Reporting to ICAO