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Airworthiness of Aircraft - The NTSB is responsible, consistent with U.S. Department of State requirements, to provide Accredited Representative leadership that enables the FAA to fulfill the obligations of the United States as presented in the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, Annex 8, Airworthiness of Aircraft.
In accordance with Annex 8, Paragraph 4. Continuing Airworthiness of Aircraft, the State of Design of an aircraft must maintain a system to receive airworthiness information from user States, decide when action is needed to maintain continuing airworthiness and the safe operation of the aircraft, and transmit appropriate information to user states. The NTSB Accredited Representative, and advisors from FAA and industry participate in foreign accident investigations to fulfill this obligation and to gain air safety information to protect the traveling public.