Originally Posted by
Derfred
Out of interest, does anyone have any links to current regulations around the world where the CVR may be accessed when the pilots are still available to tell the story?
For the U.S. here are some links to federal law concerning CVR contents and transcripts:
49 U.S. Code § 1114. Disclosure, availability, and use of information
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/1114
49 CFR § 831.11 - Parties to the investigation.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/831.11
49 CFR § 831.13(b)–Flow and dissemination of accident or incident information
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/831.13
49 U.S. Code § 1154. Discovery and use of cockpit and surface vehicle recordings and transcripts
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/1154
I have commented here in recent years about what I perceive to be a trend to harvest more of what would formerly be labeled 'non-pertinent conversation' in CVR transcripts.