Japan Transport Safety Board

JTSB Annual Report (Research & Analysis Report)

In this Annual Report, we provide introductions in relation to the JTSB’s activities in general. We hope that the Annual Report will provide people with a better understanding of the JTSB and also contribute to improving the safety of international transport.

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JTSB Annual Report 2014  《issued on Oct., 2014》

ANNUAL REPORT 2014
  • Front cover [PDF 96KB]
  • JTSB Mission / JTSB Principles [PDF 15KB]
  • A Message from the Chairman [PDF 50KB]
  • Contents [PDF 39KB]
  • Special Article Improving transport safety by utilizing accident investigation result(P1-7) [PDF 450KB]
    1. Various proposals (recommendations, opinions, safety recommendations),information provision
    2. JTSB Digests
    3. Analysis Digests Local Office Edition
    4. Information dissemination to other countries
    5. Japan-Marine Accident Risk and Safety Information System
  • Chapter 1 Summary of major investigation activities in 2013(P8-10) [PDF 363KB]
    1. Statistics of accident investigation activities
  • Chapter 2 Aircraft accident and serious incident investigations (P11-49) [PDF 2129KB]
    1. Aircraft accidents and serious incidents to be investigated
    2. Procedure of aircraft accident/incident investigation
    3. Statistics of investigations of aircraft accidents and serious incidents
    4. Statistics of aircraft accident and serious incident investigations launched in 2013
    5. Summaries of aircraft accidents and serious incidents which occurred in 2013
    6. Statistics of published aircraft accident and serious incident investigation reports
    7. Summaries of recommendations and opinions
    8. Actions taken in response to recommendations in 2013
    9. Information dissemination in the process of investigations in 2013
    10. Summaries of major aircraft accident and serious incident investigation reports (case studies)
  • Chapter 3 Railway accident and serious incident investigation(P50-84) [PDF 2217KB]
    1. Railway accidents and serious incidents to be investigated
    2. Procedure of railway accident/incident investigation
    3. Statistics for the investigations of railway accidents and serious incidents
    4. Statistics for investigations launched in 2013
    5. Summaries of railway accidents and serious incidents that occurred in 2013
    6. Publication of investigation reports
    7. Summary of recommendations and opinions
    8. Actions taken in response to recommendations in 2013
    9. Information dissemination in the process of investigations in 2013
    10. Summaries of major railway accident and serious incident investigation reports
  • Chapter 4 Marine accident and incident investigations(P85-136) [PDF 2152KB]
    1. Marine accidents and incidents to be investigated
    2. Procedure of marine accident/incident investigation
    3. Jurisdiction of the Offices over marine accidents and incidents
    4. Role of the Offices and Committees according to category of accident and incident
    5. Statistics of investigations of marine accidents and incidents (As of end of February 2014)
    6. Statistics of investigations launched in 2013 (As of end of February 2014)
    7. Summaries of serious marine accidents and incidents which occurred in 2013
    8. Publication of investigation reports
    9. Summaries of recommendations and opinions
    10. Actions taken in response to recommendations in 2013
    11. Information dissemination in the process of investigations in 2013
    12. Summaries of major marine accident investigation reports
  • Chapter 5 Efforts toward accident prevention(P137-147) [PDF 2031KB]
    1. Publications
    2. Issuance of the JTSB Digest
    3. Issuance of Analysis Digests Local Office Edition
    4. Issuance of JTSB Annual Report
    5. Japan-Marine Accident Risk and Safety Information System: Using the map to find information on accidents, risks, and safety
    6. Dispatch of lecturers to seminars
    7. Provision of information for accident victims and their families
  • Chapter 6 International efforts for accident prevention(P148-156) [PDF 755KB]
    1. Objectives and significance of international cooperation
    2. Efforts of international organization and JTSB’s contributions
    3. Cooperation and information exchange with foreign accident investigation authorities and investigators
    4. Participation in overseas training
  • Appendixes [PDF 121KB]
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