| (1) | The Director and an entity referred to in regulation 140.01.1 shall each establish – |
| (a) | a mandatory safety reporting system that includes the reporting of incidents; |
| (b) | a voluntary safety reporting system to collect safety data and safety information not captured by a mandatory safety reporting system; |
| (c) | a confidential reporting system to facilitate the collection of information on actual or potential safety deficiencies that may not be captured by a mandatory or voluntary reporting system; and |
| (d) | SDCPS to capture, store, aggregate and enable the analysis of safety data and safety information, as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 140. |
| (2) | With approval of the Director, a small and less complex entity may put in place a simplified mechanism for the collection, evaluation, processing, analysis, and storage of details of occurrences and may share those tasks with other entities of the same nature, while complying with the rules on confidentiality and protection pursuant to this regulation. |
| (3) | Information obtained under a voluntary reporting system shall not be used against a person reporting in any disciplinary, or legal or proceeding, or any other proceeding relating to the capacity or competence of such person. |
| (4) | An SDCPS referred to in subregulation (1), shall be made available to the Authority and shall be in accordance with the principles for the protection of safety data, safety information, and related source, as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 140. |
| (5) | A safety database shall be used to facilitate safety information sharing and exchange as specified in Document SA-CATS 140 |
[Regulation 14.02.1 substituted by regulation 13(h) of Notice No. R. 3169, GG 48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Fifth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
