Article 11 Status of the safety investigators

have immediate unrestricted and unhampered access to the site of the accident or incident as well as to the aircraft, its contents or its wreckage;

ensure an immediate listing of evidence and controlled removal of debris, or components for examination or analysis purposes;

have immediate access to and control over the flight recorders, their contents and any other relevant recordings;

request, and contribute to, a complete autopsy examination of the bodies of the fatally injured persons and to have immediate access to the results of such examinations or of tests made on samples taken;

request the medical examination of the people involved in the operation of the aircraft or request tests to be carried out on samples taken from such people and to have immediate access to the results of such examinations or tests;

to call and examine witnesses and to require them to furnish or produce information or evidence relevant to the safety investigation;

have free access to any relevant information or records held by the owner, the certificate holder of the type design, the responsible maintenance organisation, the training organisation, the operator or the manufacturer of the aircraft, the authorities responsible for civil aviation, EASA and air navigation service providers or aerodrome operators.