TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS 2003 - REG 2.4 Routine reportable matters (Act s 3)

TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS 2003
- REG 2.4 Routine reportable matters (Act s 3)

Air transport operations
(1) For the purposes of the definition of routine reportable matter in section 3 of the Act, the following investigable matters, in relation to an air transport operation (other than an aircraft operation mentioned in subregulation 2.1 (2)), are prescribed:

(a): an injury, other than a serious injury, to:

(i): a person on board the aircraft or in contact with the aircraft or anything attached to the aircraft or anything that has become detached from the aircraft; or
(ii): a person who has been directly exposed to jet blast;

(b): the aircraft suffering damage that compromises or has the potential to compromise the safety of the flight but is not serious damage;
(c): flight below the minimum altitude, except in accordance with a normal arrival or departure procedure;
(d): a ground proximity warning system alert;
(e): a critical rejected take-off, except on a closed or occupied runway;
(f): a runway incursion;
(g): any of the following occurrences, if the occurrence compromises or has the potential to compromise the safety of the flight:

(i): a failure to achieve predicted performance during take-off or initial climb;
(ii): malfunction of an aircraft system, if the malfunction does not seriously affect the operation of the aircraft;
(iii): fuel starvation that does not require the declaration of an emergency;

Note
Aircraft systems include flight guidance and navigation systems.

(h) any of the following occurrences, if the occurrence compromises or has the potential to compromise the safety of the flight but does not cause difficulty controlling the aircraft:

(i): a weather phenomenon;
(ii): operation outside the aircraft's approved flight envelope;

(i): failure or inadequacy of a facility used in connection with the air transport operation, such as:

(i): a navigation or communication aid; or
(ii): an air traffic control service or general operational service; or
(iii): an airfield facility, including lighting or a manoeuvring, taxiing or take-off surface;

(j) misinterpretation by a flight crew member of information or instructions, including:

(i): the incorrect setting of a transponder code; or
(ii): flight on a level or route different to the level or route allocated for the flight; or
(iii): the incorrect receipt or interpretation of a significant radio, telephone or electronic text message;

(k): breakdown of coordination, being an occurrence in which traffic related information flow within the air traffic service system is late, incorrect, incomplete or absent;
(l): failure of air traffic services to provide adequate traffic information to a pilot in relation to other aircraft;

Note
The information may have been incomplete, incorrect, late or absent.

(m): a traffic collision avoidance system resolution advisory being given to the pilot of the aircraft;
(n): an occurrence arising from the loading or carriage of passengers, cargo or fuel, such as:

(i): the loading of an incorrect quantity of fuel, if the loading of the incorrect quantity is likely to have a significant effect on aircraft endurance, performance, balance or structural integrity; or
(ii): the loading of an incorrect type of fuel or other essential fluid, or contaminated fuel or other essential fluid; or
(iii): the incorrect loading of passengers, baggage or cargo, if the incorrect loading has a significant effect on the mass or balance of the aircraft; or
(iv): the carriage of dangerous goods in contravention of Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation; or
(v): the incorrect securing of cargo containers or significant items of cargo; or
(vi): the incorrect stowage of baggage or cargo, if the incorrect stowage is likely to cause a hazard to the aircraft or its equipment or occupants, or to impede emergency evacuation; or
(vii): a significant contamination of the aircraft structure, systems or equipment, arising from the carriage of baggage or cargo; or
(viii): the presence of a violent or armed passenger;

(o): a collision with an animal, including a bird.

Aircraft operations other than air transport operations

(2): For the purposes of the definition of routine reportable matter in section 3 of the Act, the following investigable matters, in relation to an aircraft operation (other than an aircraft operation mentioned in subregulation 2.1 (2) or an air transport operation), are prescribed:

(a): an injury, other than a serious injury, to a person on board the aircraft;
(b): a flight crew member becoming incapacitated while operating the aircraft;
(c): airprox;
(d): an occurrence in which flight into terrain is narrowly avoided;
(e): the use of any procedure for overcoming an emergency;
(f): an occurrence that results in difficulty controlling the aircraft, including any of the following occurrences:

(i): an aircraft system failure;
(ii): a weather phenomenon;
(iii): operation outside the aircraft's approved flight envelope;

(g): fuel exhaustion;
(h): the aircraft's supply of useable fuel becoming so low (whether or not as a result of fuel starvation) that the safety of the aircraft is compromised;
(i): a collision with an animal, including a bird, on a licensed aerodrome.

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