Section 4: Functions of the Bureau

The Bureau shall determine the cause of transport occurrences, with the aim to identify safety recommendations to prevent similar events in the future through -(a) investigating and establishing the facts, circumstances, and cause or probable cause of each occurrence involving civil aircrafts;
(b) investigating railroad accident in which there is a fatality, substantial property damage, or that involves a passenger train;
(c) investigating marine occurrences in Nigeria's exclusive economic zone, territorial and inland seas, inland waterways and in the ports of Nigeria;
(d) investigating any other accident related to the transportation of individuals or property when the Bureau decides the accident -
(i) is catastrophic, or
(ii) involves problems of a recurring character;
(e) independently investigating transportation safety matters;
(f) identifying factors that -
(i) contribute or have contributed to transportation safety matters, and
(ii) affects or is likely to affect transportation safety;
(g) publishing electronically and by other means, reports on transportation occurrence investigations and safety measures;
(h) conducting public enlightenment programmes about matters relating to transportation safety;
(i) collaborating with Federal, State and Local Government agencies on matters relating to transportation safety;
(j) collaborating with agencies and first responders at sites of transportation occurrences;
(k) collaborating with any relevant person, first responders and agencies for the purposes of achieving its objectives under this Act;
(l) establishing and maintaining standard laboratories and such other facilities as may be necessary for performing its functions under this Act;
(m) controlling the coordination of the Family Assistance Programmes established under this Act; and
(n) doing anything incidental to its functions for the purposes of improving transportation safety in Nigeria.