GUIDELINES
- All reportable accidents are required to be notified to the Accident Investigation Bureau (the Bureau);
- The Legal responsibility for notification of an accident rests first with the Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft involved, if he or she is fatally injured or incapacitated, then, the operator.
- If the accident occurs on or adjacent to an aerodrome, then, the aerodrome authority is also required to notify the Bureau;
- The notification is required to be passed to the Bureau immediately, giving as far as possible, the following information: If it is an accident or incident
- The type, model, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft;
- The name of the owner, operator and hirer, if any, of the aircraft;
- The qualification of the Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft and nationality of the crew and passengers;
- The date and time (UTC, Nigeria Time Zone) of the accident;
- The last point of departure and the point of intended landing of the aircraft;
- The position of the accident in relation to some easily defined geographical location.
- The number of the following:
- Crew on Board (COB) and number killed or seriously injured.
- Passenger on Board (POB) and number killed or seriously injured.