{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-2026/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-2026/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/430",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Content of a safety investigation",
  "text": "(1) A safety investigation must include, but is not limited to—\n(a) the collection and analysis of evidence,\n(b) the identification of causal factors, and\n(c) where appropriate, the making of safety recommendations.\n(2) A safety investigation may extend to cover, but need not be limited to—\n(a) events and circumstances preceding the accident and subsequent events and circumstances;\n(b) issues involving salvage and damage to the environment connected with the accident;\n(c) the conduct of search and rescue operations,\nif the Chief Inspector considers they are relevant to the objective in regulation 5.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/430/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:02:30.543392+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}