1.1  “Air traffic incident” is used to mean a serious occurrence related to the provision of air traffic services, such as:

1. aircraft proximity (AIRPROX);
2. serious difficulty resulting in a hazard to aircraft caused, for example, by:
   1. faulty procedures
   2. non-compliance with procedures, or
   3. failure of ground facilities.

1.2  Air traffic incidents are designated and identified in reports as follows:

(See model on pages ENR 1.14-3 to 1.14-7)

The Air Traffic Incident Report Form is intended for use:

1. by a pilot for filing a report on an air traffic incident after arrival or for confirming a report made initially by radio during flight. Note.- The form, if available on board, may also be of use in providing a pattern for making the initial report in flight.
2. by an ATS unit for recording an air traffic incident report received by radio, telephone, fax or E-mail. Note.- The form may be used as the format for the text of a message to be transmitted over the AFS network.

3.1  The following are the procedures to be followed by a pilot who is or has been involved in an incident:

1. during flight, use the appropriate air/ground frequency for reporting an incident of major significance, particularly if it involves other aircraft, so as to permit the facts to be ascertained immediately;
2. as promptly as possible after landing, submit a completed Air Traffic Incident Report Form
   1. for confirming a report of an incident made initially as in a) above, or for making the initial report on such an incident if it has not been possible to report it by radio;
   2. for reporting an incident which did not require immediate notification at the time or occurrence.

3.2  An initial report made by radio should contain the following information:

1. aircraft identification;
2. type of incident, e.g. aircraft proximity;
3. the incident; 1. a) and b); 2. a), b), c), d), n); 3. a), b), c), I); 4. a), b);
4. miscellaneous: 1. e).

3.3  The confirmatory report of an incident of major significance initially reported by radio or the initial report on any other incident should be submitted to the following:

4.1  The purpose of the reporting of aircraft proximity incidents and their investigation is to promote the safety of aircraft. The degree of risk involved in an aircraft proximity incident should be determined in the incident investigation and classified as “risk of collision”, “safety not assured”, “no risk of collision” or “risk not determined”.

4.2  The purpose of the form is to provide investigatory authorities with as complete information on an air traffic incident as possible and to enable them to report back, with the least possible delay to the pilot or operator concerned, the result of the investigation of the incident and, if appropriate, the remedial action taken.

Any aircraft involved in an accident shall be removed from the accident site only after obtaining permission of the chief investigator of aircraft accidents/incidents, or from the head of the investigation committee.