Section 2: Application

(1) This Act shall apply to the investigation of transportation occurrences in -
(a) air;
(b) marine;
(c) rail and tracked vehicle transport system; and
(d) any other means of transportation in Nigeria.
(2) The provisions of this Act shall apply to all civil aircraft transportation occurrences -
(a) in or over Nigeria;
(b) in or over any place that is under Nigerian airspace;
(c) where Nigerian citizens are involved; and
(d) in any place or over any air space, where —
(i) Nigeria is requested to assist in investigating the aviation occurrence,
(ii) the aircraft involved is operated by a person to whom Nigerian aviation document has been issued or registered,
(iii) the aircraft occurrence involves an aircraft registered in Nigeria and occurred in the territory of a non-contracting State,
(iv) an aircraft registered elsewhere than in Nigeria but is operated by an undertaking established in Nigeria, when the investigation is not to be carried out by another State, or
(v) the aircraft occurrence involves an aircraft registered in Nigeria and it cannot definitely be established as being in the territory of any State.
(3) The provisions of this Act shall apply in the case of rail and tracked vehicle occurrences -
(a) in or within railway tracks in Nigeria;
(b) in rail vehicles owned or operated by Nigeria;
(c) where Nigerian citizens are involved; and
(d) in or within any place outside Nigeria where -
(i) Nigeria is requested to assist in investigating the railway occurrence,
(ii) the rail vehicle involved is one operated by a person to whom Nigerian railway license has been issued or registered, or
(iii) a rail vehicle involved is registered or licenced in Nigeria.
(4) The provisions of this Act shall apply in the case of marine occurrences -
(a) in or within Nigerian water ways;
(b) where the Nigerian ship, small ship and craft is in the exclusive economic zone, territorial and inland seas, inland waterways and in the port of Nigeria;
(c) where the ship, small ship and craft flying a foreign flag in the exclusive economic zone, territorial and inland seas, inland waterways and in the port of Nigeria;
(d) where Nigerian citizens are involved;
(e) the marine occurrence involves a ship, small ship and craft registered or licenced in Nigeria; and
(f) in or within any other place, where -
(i) Nigeria is requested to assist in the investigation of marine occurrence by an appropriate authority,
(ii) the marine occurrence involves a ship, small ship and crafts registered or licenced in Nigeria where it cannot definitely be established as being in the territory of any State, or
(iii) involving a rail vehicle registered or licenced in Nigeria.
(5) The provisions of this Act shall apply in the case of any other mode of transportation occurrences -
(a) in or within Nigeria;
(b) in transportation vehicles owned or operated by Nigeria;
(c) where Nigerian citizens are involved; and
(d) in or within any place outside Nigeria where —
(i) Nigeria is requested to assist in investigating the transportation occurrence;
(ii) the transportation vehicle involved is one operated by a person to whom Nigerian licence has been issued or registered; or
(iii) involving a transportation vehicle registered or licenced in Nigeria;
(iv) there are safety lessons to be learnt there from.