1. The verifier shall carry out the verification and the activities required by this Chapter with the aim of providing a verification report that concludes with reasonable assurance that the operator's or aircraft operator's report is free from material misstatements.

2. The verifier shall plan and perform the verification with an attitude of professional scepticism, recognising that circumstances may exist that cause the information in the operator's or aircraft operator's report to contain material misstatements.

3. The verifier must carry out verification in the public interest, and be independent of the operator or aircraft operator and the competent authorities.

4. During the verification, the verifier shall assess whether:

(a) the operator's or aircraft operator's report is complete and meets the requirements laid down in Annex X to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066;