Japan Transport Safety Board

JTSB Annual 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 2022  《issued on Sep., 2022》

ANNUAL REPORT 2022
  • Front cover [PDF 421KB]
  • Aiming for continuous contribution to fostering a culture of transportation safety [PDF 75KB]
  • Contents [PDF 89KB]
  • Major activities in the past year (P1-12) [PDF 1002KB]
  • Chapter 1 Summary of major investigation activities in 2021 (P13-17) [PDF 275KB]
    1. Major accidents and serious incidents occurred in 2021 for which investigations commenced
    2. Major accidents and serious incidents for which investigation reports were published in 2021
    3. Major accidents and serious incidents for which progress reports were published in 2021
  • Chapter 2 Summary of recommendations and opinions issued in 2021 (P18-27) [PDF 288KB]
    1. Recommendations
    2. Opinions
    3. Safety Recommendations
  • Chapter 3 Aircraft accident and serious incident investigations (P28-58) [PDF 1,293KB]
    1. Aircraft accidents and serious incidents to be investigated
    2. Procedure of aircraft accident/serious incident investigation
    3. Statistics of investigations of aircraft accidents and serious incidents
    4. Statistics of investigated aircraft accidents and serious incidents in 2021
    5. Summaries of aircraft accidents and serious incidents which occurred in 2021
    6. Publication of investigation reports
    7. Actions taken in response to recommendations in 2021 (aircraft accidents and serious incidents)
    8. Provision of factual information in 2021 (aircraft accidents and serious incidents)
    9. Provision of factual information in 2021 (aircraft accidents and serious incidents)
    10. Overseas business trips in investigations of aircraft accidents and serious incidents
  • Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Railway accident and serious incident investigations (P59-91) [PDF 1,219KB]
    1. Railway accidents and serious incidents to be investigated
    2. Procedure of railway accident/serious incident investigation
    3. Statistics of investigations of railway accidents and serious incidents
    4. Statistics of investigated railway accidents and serious incidents in 2021
    5. Summaries of railway accidents and serious incidents which occurred in 2021
    6. Publication of investigation reports
    7. Actions taken in response to recommendations in 2021 (railway accidents and serious incidents)
    8. Provision of factual information in 2021 (railway accidents and serious incidents)
  • Chapter 5 Marine accident and incident investigations (P92-120) [PDF 1,331KB]
    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
    6. Statistics of investigated marine accidents and incidents
    7. Summaries of Marine serious accidents and incidents which occurred in 2021
    8. Publication of investigation reports
    9. Actions taken in response to recommendations and opinions in 2021
    10. Provision of factual information in 2021 (marine accidents and incidents)
    11. Accident Investigation Conducted by the Marine Accident Investigaton
  • Chapter 6 Information dissemination for accident (P121-138) [PDF 3,682KB]
    1. Information dissemination for collision accident prevention
    2. Issuance of the JTSB Digest
    3. Issuance of the Analysis Digest Local Office Edition
    4. Issuance of the JTSB Annual Report
    5. Issuance of analysis digest local office editions, "Typhoons and wind changes in Okinawa" and "Beware of the dangerous north blow in Okinawa!"
    6. Use of the "J–MARISIS" to easily understand the "difficult parts of the sea"
    7. Issuance of the JTSB Annual Report
    8. Preparation of safety leaflet
    9. J–MARISIS – Now even easier to use
    10. Engine Trouble Search System ~ Easy Search with Click ~
    11. Small ship - Engine Trouble Search System ~ Easy search of small vessel engine trouble ~
    12. Website summarizing information on the prevention of level crossing accidents ~ To prevent level crossing accidents from occurring~
    13. Outreach lectures (dispatch of lecturers to seminars, etc.)
    14. Activities of the Accident Victim Information Liaison Office
    15. Information dissemination for collision accident prevention of small vessels
  • Chapter 7 International efforts for accident prevention (P139-145) [PDF 144KB]
    1. Objectives and significance of international cooperation
    2. International conferences under the COVID-19 pandemic
    3. Efforts of international organizations and JTSB's contributions
    4. Cooperation and information exchange with foreign accident investigation authorities and investigators
    5. Technical cooperation
    6. Participation in overseas training
  • Appendices [PDF 715KB]
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