25.1 Marine safety investigation reports from
a marine safety investigation should be completed as quickly as practicable.
25.2 Where it is requested, and where practicable,
the marine safety investigating State(s) should send a copy of a draft
marine safety investigation report for comment to interested parties.
However, this recommendation does not apply where there is no guarantee
that the interested party will not circulate, nor cause to circulate,
publish or give access to the draft marine safety investigation report,
or any part thereof, without the express consent of the marine safety
investigating State(s).
25.3 The marine safety investigating State(s)
should allow the interested party 30 days or some other mutually agreed
time to submit their comments on the marine safety investigation report.
The marine safety investigating State(s) should consider the comments
before preparing the final marine safety investigation report and
where the acceptance or rejection of the comments will have direct
impact on the interests of the interested party that submitted them,
the marine safety investigating State(s) should notify the interested
party of the manner in which the comments were addressed. If the marine
safety investigating State(s) receives no comments after the 30 days
or the mutually agreed period has expired, then it may proceed to
finalize the marine safety investigation reportfootnote.
25.4 Where it is permitted by the national laws
of the State preparing the marine safety investigation report, the
draft and final report should be prevented from being admissible in
evidence in proceedings related to the marine casualty or marine incident
that may lead to disciplinary measures, criminal conviction or the
determination of civil liability.
25.5 At any stage during a marine safety investigation
interim safety measures may be recommended.
25.6 Where a substantially interested State disagrees
with the whole or a part of a final marine safety investigation report,
it may submit its own report to the Organization.