S.L. 499.22 Art. 12Action to be taken on receipt of notification.

(1) Upon receipt of a notification in terms of the provisions of regulation 11, the Chief Investigator shall, without delay, send a notification of the accident or serious incident, comprising the information detailed in regulation 11(2) to -

(a) the Air Safety Unit of the European Commission;

(b) the EASA;

(c) the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO);

(d) the State of registry, where the aircraft is not registered in Malta;

(e) the State of the operator, where the operator is not licensed in Malta;

(f) the State of design, where the aircraft is not designed in Malta;

(g) the State of manufacture or final assembly, where the aircraft is not manufactured or assembled in Malta.

(2) The said notification shall be sent in accordance with international standards and practices.

(3) The Chief Investigator shall immediately initiate a formal investigation into the accident or serious incident, as the case may be.

(4) Upon receipt of a notification of an accident or a serious incident which occurs outside Malta involving an aircraft registered in Malta or an aircraft operated by an operator established in Malta, the Chief Investigator shall:

(a) acknowledge receipt of the notification;

(b) where the State of occurrence, the State of registry or the State of the operator which is investigating the accident or incident is a Contracting State, provide that State with the following information with the least possible delay:

(i) any relevant information regarding the aircraft and flight crew involved in the accident or serious incident;

(ii) if Malta is the State of the Operator, details of any dangerous goods on board the aircraft;

(iii) if Malta is the State of the operator, within two hours of the notification of the occurrence of an accident, a validated list, based on the best possible information, of all the persons on board;

(c) inform the State referred to in paragraph (b) -

(i) whether the Chief Investigator intends to appoint or has appointed an accredited representative; and

(ii) if such accredited representative has been appointed and may be travelling to the State in which the investigation is being carried out, the contact details and the expected date of arrival of the accredited representative in such State.