What is the primary purpose of occurrence reporting in AMQS?

• A. To capture safety-related events and failures for regulatory authorities.
• B. To document financial transactions during maintenance.
• C. To schedule routine inspections automatically.
• D. To publish operator performance metrics publicly.

Answer: (A)

Occurrence reporting in AMQS focuses on capturing safety-related events, failures, incidents, and near-misses, and communicating them to regulatory authorities as required. The primary purpose is to support regulatory compliance and safety oversight by providing timely data for investigations, root-cause analysis, and trend monitoring, which in turn drives corrective actions and continuous safety improvements.

Other options don’t fit because financial transactions, automatic scheduling of inspections, or publicly publishing operator performance metrics are outside the scope of reporting safety occurrences to regulators.