Originally Posted by
gadgetguru
surely either the country of registration of the helo (or the ship)
would have a legal requirement to report to the appropriate authority
A check with the Darwin AMSA office reveals that any ship encounbtering an accident in international waters has an obligation to report to their country of registration. even if it's a death at sea, the receiving port will not want to know about it they simply pass details on to the nearest consular office.
i don't know what severity of accident is required before the ship has that obligation.
The Chicago Convention seems a bit hard to follow, but the definitions in the ICAO agreement might suggest that is the same case or that it would extend to where the helicopters operating base is and or the owner wherever it is registered. if that makes sense.
maybe someone who knows ICAO rules backwards could let us know.