Accredited representatives of States entitled to participate in investigations outside their territories do not necessarily need to travel to the State of occurrence. To this effect, the applicable Annex 13 provision is reproduced for ease of reference:
4.6 Upon receipt of the notification, the State of Registry, the State of the Operator, the State of Design and the State of Manufacture shall, as soon as possible, provide the State of Occurrence with any relevant information available to them regarding the aircraft and flight crew involved in the accident or serious incident. Each State shall also inform the State of Occurrence whether it intends to appoint an accredited representative and if such an accredited representative is appointed, the name and contact details; as well as the expected date of arrival if the accredited representative will travel to the State of Occurrence.
Should States' accredited representatives, advisers and experts not be able to travel to the State of Occurrence to participate in the investigation, the State of Occurrence should consider giving priority to teleconference and/or videoconference, as appropriate, when liaising with participants.
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