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Safety Investigations and ICAO Annex 13
The Safety Investigation into the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Saturday, 8 March 2014 was required by Annex 13 of the ICAO Convention on International Civil Aviation.
- Preliminary Report
- Prior to the establishment of the The Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 a Preliminary Report was produced by The Chief Inspector of Air Accidents, Ministry of Transport (Malaysia).
- Interim Statements
- Short annual Reports in a similar format, called Interim Statements, were subsequently produced by The Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 until 2018.
- Factual Information
- The Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 conducted the official investigation into the loss of MH370. ICAO Annex 13 includes a standard format for reports. A version of the Factual Information section was released in 2015. The response by Next-of-Kin and others was disappointment because there were no 'answers'. However, the objective of an Annex 13 investigation is quite clear:-
The sole objective of the investigation of an accident or incident shall be the prevention of accidents and incidents. It is not the purpose of this activity to apportion blame or liability. - Safety Investigation Report
- The SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT MH370/01/2018 by The Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 was presented to The Cabinet, (Malaysian Parliament) in its meeting on 11 July 2018, and released on Monday, 30 July 2018 to an audience consisting of Next-of-kin and invited Media.
- Safety Investigation Report: Appendices
- The Safety Investigation Report was published with sets of Appendices which include transcripts of communications between air traffic controllers and MH370 up to the request to contact Vietnam Air Traffic Control.
- The Appendices also contain debris examination reports. By 2018, debris which has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had been recovered in Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, La Réunion Island, South Africa and Tanzania. The most significant item is a Flaperon which was found on La Reunion Island on 29 July 2015.