S.L. 499.45 Art. 12Reporting and assessment of ATM related occurrences.

(1) A person who becomes aware of either through involvement or by having witnessed, an ATM related occurrence in which there is an actual or potential threat to flight safety or can compromise the provision of safe ATM services and which falls within the definitions of Appendix A to ESARR 2, shall report such an occurrence in writing to the Director within ninety-six hours.

(2) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of subarticle (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) A provider of an air navigation service shall record, secure and store data concerning ATM occurrences in such a manner which will ensure its quality and confidentiality whilst permitting subsequent collation and assessment.

(4) (a) The Director shall be responsible for analysing and classifying by severity and risk in accordance with ESARR 2 such occurrences and shall do so without delay to identify the extent to which the ATM system helped or could have helped to reduce the risk incurred.

(b) The analyses mentioned in paragraph (a) shall include safety recommendations and the Director shall monitor the implementation of any corrective measures that are recommended to be taken.

(5) An annual report of ATM occurrences shall be submitted to EUROCONTROL by the Director in accordance with Appendix B of ESARR 2.