The Civil Aviation (Safety of Third-Country Aircraft) Regulations 2006

Collection of information

9.—(1) The Secretary of State shall collect such information as appears to him to be useful for securing the effective enforcement of international safety standards in the Community, which shall include the information described in paragraph (2).

(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is—

(a) significant information relating to aircraft safety, including such information derived from the following sources:

(i) pilots' reports,

(ii) reports prepared by aircraft maintenance organisations,

(iii) reports on reportable occurrences submitted to the CAA pursuant to article 142 of the Air Navigation Order 2005,

(iv) complaints made in relation to an aircraft or the operator of an aircraft,

(v) any organisation other than a competent authority of any member State;

(b) information on actions taken by or on behalf of the Secretary of State following a ramp inspection; and

(c) information concerning any actions taken by and the subsequent safety standards of the operator of an aircraft in respect of which a ramp inspection has revealed safety deficiencies.

(3) The Secretary of State shall retain a report of any information collected pursuant to paragraph (1) in the form set out in Annex I to the Directive.