The Ingenieur Vol 59 July-Sept 2014 The Ingenieur Vo. 59, July-Sept 2014 | Page 52

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FEATURE

NTSB ROLE MODEL
There is a proposal to set up a National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) in Malaysia as an independent advisor
to agencies under the Transport Ministry. The Board will
offer suggestions to improve the Ministry’s handling of
issues related to road, land or sea safety.

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The Genting bus crash in 2013

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he National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB), a
US Government agency, is
world renowned for investigation
methodology in transport-related
accidents. Its name has been
highlighted in Malaysia following
two serious transport incidents,
namely the Genting bus crash
in August, 2013 which killed
37 people, and the mysterious
disappearance of a Boeing
aircraft on flight MH370 this
year.
There is a proposal to set
up a similar NTSB in Malaysia
as an independent advisor to
agencies under the Transport
Ministry after flaws were
identified in their handling of B