5.4How can I know if an occurrence is reportable?

5.4 How can I know if an occurrence is reportable? The obligation of reporting is linked with the awareness of the situation by the person subject to the reporting obligation. It is understood that ‘‘being aware’’ of an occurrence refers to situations where the individual has been directly involved in the occurrence. Annex V to Regulation 2015/1018 contains certain occurrences which are factual events easily identifiable such as ‘‘unintentional loss of control’’. In such cases, as soon as the occurrence happens the obligation to report applies. Annex V to Regulation 2015/1018 also includes situations in which a judgement has to be made by the reporter to assess whether the aircraft or its occupants have or might have been endangered. This is for example the following occurrence: ‘‘Any flight which has been performed with an aircraft which was not airworthy, or for which flight preparation was not completed, which has or could have endangered the aircraft, its occupants or any other person’’. In such cases, the occurrence is reportable if the potential reporter has assessed that the aircraft, its occupants or any other person have or might have been endangered. In such situations it is more difficult to identify if the occurrence should be reported.