National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) came into existence in United States in 1967 to perform independent survey on all accidents involving civil aviation as well as other public modes of transport.   The organization does not form part of the Department of transportation. However, it may carry out its investigations in conjunction with other agencies such as Federal Aviation Administration (Dale, 2010). Additionally, this safety board does not have powers to regulate or enforce any policy in the country.   In order to accomplish its duties, it can also come up with recommendations that are pertinent to safety of everyone in the transportation sector. In the process of conducting its investigations, it has to record and analyze data to enable it draw clear conclusions from the surveys.   It is important to note that the findings of this party cannot form part of evidence in any law courts.
When an accident occurs, the board selects a team of professionals and experts that it sends to the scene of the accident.   The team should work efficiently and quickly to enable it collect important information.   Moreover, the technical expertise required for the whole process should also be assembled by this “go team.   The specialists vary in number depending on the magnitude of the accident. The go teams use either government aircraft or just a commercial airliner while accessing the scenes (Mintzer, 2009).   As stated earlier, the group also investigates other transportation modes such as marine and highway accidents.   Professionals in this agency work on a roster.   The organizations services are available in 24hours a day. This means that any information about accidents should reach the headquarters within the first 24 hours by making phone calls. The leader of the lineup is usually the investigator in-charge.   Every investigator is a specialist and must carry out his / her duties diligently. For example in aviation, the following specialties are considered.   The...