Annex 13 calls the State conducting the investigation to arrange for the read-out of the flight recorders without delay. There could be delays in sending flight recorders for read-out in another State, as the representative(s) from the State of Occurrence would not be able to travel and hand over the recorders to the read-out facility abroad. In addition, arriving persons would need to self-quarantine for some 14 days. States should therefore consider establishing arrangements to have (the representative of) the State of Occurrence handing over the recorders to (the representative of) the State assisting the read-out of the flight recorders at the airside of the arriving airport, and then depart back home without entering the latter State.
It is essential that the flight recorders be read out as early as possible, facilitating early identification of problem areas that could affect the investigation at the accident site where evidence is sometimes transient. To this end, should the read-out be delayed and the wreckage be required to be moved/removed, the State of Occurrence should consider planning the removal process in close consultation with all States participating in the investigation, with due consideration to non-travelling States, to ensure wreckage material that could serve as evidence would not be inadvertently destroyed.
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