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Essay on Post Blast Aircraft Accident Investigation
Introduction
Air travel has become an accepted fact of life in the world today and thousands of individuals use air transportation to travel over continents in relative safety and comfort. The International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO, which is a body of the United Nations makes possible, the necessary cooperation between the civil aviation organizations of different countries.
National and international standards related to aviation, aviation safety and passengers makes air travel one of the safest means of transport available, despite the crashes that do occur from time to time. In the unfortunate event of an aircraft accident, the national investigative body of the country in whose territory the accident occurred is responsible for providing assistance to the victims and presenting a report of investigation into the accident. The national investigation may be assisted by international investigators from the ICAO or investigators from other countries and sources.
The main purpose of an aircraft accident investigation is to determine what went wrong and this can assist in gaining the knowledge required for future improvements. In the United States of America, the national agency that is responsible for investigating aviation accidents as well as other major transportation related accidents is the National Transport Safety Board NTSB. This agency is assisted by representatives from FBI, Department of Defense, the local police and many other government agencies when required.
In the United Kingdom, the Air Investigation Branch of the UK government conducts investigations of aviation related accidents. Other nations have similar bodies that are responsible for conducting investigations into aviation related accidents (ICAO, 2002).
It is instructive to know what happens in the aftermath of an aviation disaster and how the victims in the disaster as well as the survivors, if any, and their relatives or families are catered for during the unfortunate event....
