Laws and regulations

Published: 09.03.2021.

National Legislation

By-laws of the Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau

Procedures for Investigation of Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents

Procedures for the Classification, Investigation and Recording of Railway Traffic Accidents

Procedures for Investigation of Marine Casualties and Marine Incidents

Maritime Code

International Legislation

Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention)

Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation and repealing Directive 94/56/EC

Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation, amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2003/42/EC

Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 (Railway Safety Directive)

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)

Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 2 November 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 17 February 1978

Directive 2009/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Council Directive 1999/35/EC and Directive 2002/59/EC

IMO Resolution MSC.255(84) (adopted on 16 May 2008) Adoption of the Code of the International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine CASUALTY OR MARINE INCIDENT (CASUALTY INVESTIGATION CODE)

Casualty related Matters1 Reports on Marine Casualties and Incidents. Revised harmonized reporting procedures

Guidelines to assist investigators in the implementation of the Casualty Investigation Code (Resolution MSC.255(84))