3.1What may be the safety benefit of sharing occurrence reports with the competent authority?

• GM to Reg. (EU) No 376/2014 and its IRs found in: Occurrence Reporting (376/2014) (Dec 2022)

3.1 What may be the safety benefit of sharing occurrence reports with the competent authority? GM to Reg. (EU) No 376/2014 and its IRs See also Sections [1.1](#_DxCrossRefBm2103820800) and [2.1](#_DxCrossRefBm2103820808). The collection, analysis and follow-up of occurrences are part of organisations safety management systems. It contributes to the identification of risks and to the adoption of relevant mitigation actions by organisations. Regulation 376/2014 requires the collection, analysis and follow-up by organisations, as well as the transfer of certain occurrences to their competent authority. One could question the safety benefit of transferring this information to the competent authority. Indeed the organisation has already addressed its safety risks in the context of its SMS. Sharing occurrences with the competent authority (Member States or EASA) allow this authority to be informed about the risks faced at national or European level and to therefore identify measures that may be necessary to ensure aviation safety from a broader (national or European) perspective. Indeed, the reporting of aviation safety occurrences is vital to the understanding safety risks in the aviation system and, importantly, helps decision makers in competent authorities to take the appropriate decisions on safety priorities and on possible changes to rules or procedures. This may in particular trigger the adoption of actions in the context of national safety plans or of the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS)[[65]](#_ftn65). The entire safety system and its stakeholders should benefit from a more data driven decision making from competent authorities and decision makers. Furthermore, this information is necessary in the context of the oversight performed by the competent authorities on their organisations.