Section 5: Powers of the Bureau

The Bureau shall have the power to -(a) investigate or cause to be investigated any transportation occurrence and cause of -
(i) a civil aircraft occurrence,
(ii) a marine occurrence involving a Nigerian vessel,
(iii) a rail and tracked vehicle occurrence in which there is a fatality or substantial property is damaged, or
(iv) an occurrence in any other mode of transportation;
(b) establish or issue policies and procedure manuals, regulations, employee manuals, orders, advisories, circulars, bulletins, reporting systems and any other document as may be relevant for carrying out of its functions under this Act;
(c) charge such fees as it deems fit for its services other than for the investigation of transportation occurrences;
(d) certify transportation safety investigation causes;
(e) ensure adequate trainings for its employees for the proper performance of their functions under the Act;
(f) invest its funds in such securities as it deems fit, and shall strive to recover the whole of its costs and to achieve reasonable returns on capital and investment;
(g) communicate safety matters to all sectors of the transportation industry, containing safety action statements, recommendations, safety advisory notices or bulletins; and
(h) do such other things that are incidental to investigation of transportation occurrences.