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OBJECTIVE OF THE MANUAL

The objective of this manual is to provide guidance to States that wish to' form a regional accident and incident investigation organization.

The manual is intended to be responsive to Recommendation 6/2 of AIG/08, which urged ICAO to develop guidance for States on how to establish and manage a regional accident and incident investigation system.

ABOUT THE MANUAL

This manual describes States' obligations and responsibilities for accident investigation and provides guidance for a group of States to use in developing a regional accident and incident investigation system.

In order to provide comprehensive and meaningful guidance on the establishment and management of a regional accident and incident investigation system, the organizational structure of a generic RAIO is presented in Chapter 3, along with written guidance and explanations. States are encouraged to establish such a self-contained structure capable of moeting their individual responsibilities for accident and incident investigation.