Occurrence reporting in the UK and the rest of Europe is
governed by European
Regulation 376/2014.
It requires the reporting, analysis and follow up of occurrences
in civil aviation and delivers a European Just Culture Declaration.
An occurrence means any safety-related event
which endangers or which, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an
aircraft, its occupants or any other person.
The purpose of occurrence
reporting is to improve aviation safety by ensuring that relevant safety
information relating to civil aviation is reported, collected, stored,
protected, exchanged, disseminated and analysed. It is not to attribute blame
or liability.
This delivers a European Just Culture Declaration.
European Legislation
Regulation (EU) 376/2014 on Occurrence Reporting Analysis and Follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation repeals Directive 2003/42/EC and regulations 1321/2007 and 1330/2007.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018 lays down a list classifying occurrences in civil aviation to be mandatorily reported.
Guidance Material
This paper aims to explain the intended purpose of Regulation 376/2014 provisions and its implementing regulations, in accordance with the spirit of the agreement found between colegislators. It proposes, where relevant, possible means of compliance and examples of good practice, to contribute to a consistent implementation of Regulation 376/2014 and its implementing rules across the EU.
Access the Guidance Material.
UK policy
For Annex 1 aircraft, occurrence reporting remains voluntary, although this may be reviewed in the future.
Occurrence information can only be used to maintain or improve aviation safety. This means that we can't release occurrence information to the general public or to the media, including in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
If you need occurrence information for aviation safety you need to:
- Subscribe to CAA Publications category 'Safety Critical', then
- Submit form SRG1604
For anything more detailed, please complete form SRG1605.
Confidentiality
Occurrence Reports are treated confidentially to maintain full and free reporting from the aviation community and to protect the identity of the individual in accordance with EU legislation.
What should be reported?
The list of reportable occurrences are published in Commission Implementing Regulation 2015/1018.
This is divided into the following disciplines:
Flight Crew
Design, Production, Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Personnel
Air Navigation Personnel
Aerodrome Personnel
GA Pilots
We have produced some additional guidance to help you interpret the disciplines listed above.
The MORs Code
Voluntary Occurrence Reporting
Voluntary Occurrence Reports
(VORs) should be reported in the same format as MORs, all reports are triaged
and prioritised individually, processed and analysed together.
Voluntary reports are classed
as;
- Occurrences not captured
by the mandatory reporting system
- Other safety related
information which is perceived by the reporter as an actual or potential
hazard to aviation safety
Voluntary reporting moves us
from a reactive process towards proactive process, helping us identify safety
concerns and allowing safety improvement measures to be implemented before they
escalate.