ENR 1.14 AIR TRAFFIC INCIDENTS

1 Introduction

1.1 The State of Qatar has established OCCURRENCE REPORTINGa schemeMANDATORY OCCURRENCE REPORTING (MOR) Scheme for the purpose of reporting an "AIR TRAFFIC INCIDENTAIR TRAFFIC INCIDENT".
1 The MOR Scheme incorporates the requirements of the following Local Laws and Civil Air Regulations of the State of Qatar:

2 USE OF THE OCCURRENCE REPORT FORMS AND REPORTING PROCEDURES.

2.1 The Occurrence 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.

3 REPORTING PROCEDURES (INCLUDING IN-FLIGHT PROCEDURES)

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 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 had not been possible to report it by radio;
    2. for reporting an incident which did not require immediate notification at the time of occurrence.
3.2 An initial report made by radio should contain the following information:
  1. Aircraft callsign/registration;
  2. Categories of occurrence , e.g. aircraft proximity (AIRPROX);
  3. Occurrence details
    1. Position/Location;
    2. Altitude;
    3. Date (dd/mm/yyyy);
    4. Time-UTC (HH:MM);
    5. ICAO 4-letter location Indicator of aerodrome (From -To);
    6. IAS (KT) & QNH;
3.3 The confirmatory report on an incident of major significance initially reported by radio or the initial report on any other incident should be submitted to:
Post:Safety Analyses and Investigation Office
Air Safety Department
Qatar Civil Aviation Authority
Doha, Qatar
P.O. Box 3000
Email:safety.reports@caa.gov.qa

3.4 The report can also be submitted to the designated ATS reporting office of the aerodrome of first landing for submission to the appropriate authority. The pilot/ATC should complete the Occurrence Report Form (see ENR 1.14.5 ATC Occurrence Report Form), supplementing the details of the initial reports as necessary.

Note. — Where there is no ATS Reporting Office, the report may be submitted to another ATS unit.

4 PURPOSE OF REPORTING AND HANDLING OF THE FORM

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.

5 ATC OCCURRENCE REPORT FORM



Objective of the MOR Scheme

 The objective of the MOR Scheme is to contribute to the improvement of air safety by ensuring that relevant information on safety is reported, collected, stored, protected and disseminated. The sole objective of occurrence reporting is the prevention of accidents and incidents and not to attribute blame or liability.

Use of the MOR Forms, Reporting Procedures, Purpose of Reporting and Handling of the forms.

Advisory Circular No. 01/10 issue 01 dated 21 July 2010 detailed all the aforementioned requirements. In addition, the MOR Scheme Forms conform to the requirements of ICAO Doc. 4444- Air Traffic Management, Appendix 4. The circular can be downloaded from QCAA webpage: http://www.caa.gov.qa/en/advisory_circulars