10. The principal Order is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 72A, the following paragraphs:“Aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation |
72B.—(1) No person shall provide any course of training or instruction in aerodrome rescue and fire fighting to a holder of an aerodrome certificate granted under paragraph 67(4) unless he is an approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation.(2) If —(a) | a person makes the application to be an approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation in such manner and form as the Chief Executive may require; | (b) | the person provides one or more courses of training or instruction in aerodrome rescue and fire fighting that are acceptable to the Chief Executive; and | (c) | in a case where a simulator is to be used for the purposes of aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training, the person uses a simulator that is acceptable to the Chief Executive, |
the Chief Executive may grant a written approval to the person as an aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation, either absolutely or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. |
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(3) The Chief Executive may, in such manner as he thinks fit, publish a manual, to be called the “Manual of Standards — Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Training”, containing such standards, recommended practices and guidance material relating to aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training as he may determine to be applicable in Singapore. |
(4) An approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation shall comply with the applicable standards specified in the Manual of Standards — Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Training and the conditions of the written approval granted to him under sub-paragraph (2). |
(5) The Chief Executive may suspend or revoke the written approval granted under sub-paragraph (2) if there is any reasonable ground for believing that —(a) | an applicable standard specified in the Manual of Standards — Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Training has not been complied with; or | (b) | a condition to which the written approval is subject has been breached. |
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(6) Before suspending or revoking the written approval under sub-paragraph (5), the Chief Executive shall —(a) | give the approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation concerned a notice which —(i) | sets out the facts and circumstances that, in the opinion of the Chief Executive, justify the suspension or revocation of that written approval; and | (ii) | invite it to show cause, in writing, not more than 14 days after the date stated in the notice, as to why that written approval should not be suspended or revoked; and |
| (b) | take into account any reason that it may give under sub-paragraph (a)(ii). |
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(7) Any suspension under sub-paragraph (5) may be for a period not exceeding 12 months. |
(8) The Chief Executive may lift any suspension of the written approval granted under sub-paragraph (2) if at any time before the expiry of the period of suspension, the approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation complies with the applicable standard referred to in the Manual of Standards — Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Training, or remedies the breach of the condition to which the written approval is subject. |
(9) In this paragraph and paragraph 72C, “approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation” means a person who is approved as an aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation under sub-paragraph (1). |
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Access to aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation |
72C.—(1) The Chief Executive or any authorised person may, before a written approval is granted under paragraph 72B(1) and subsequently at any other time —(a) | inspect and carry out tests on the aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation’s facilities, equipment or services; or | (b) | inspect the aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation’s documents and records. |
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the Chief Executive and any authorised person shall have access, at all reasonable times, to any part of the premises at which the aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation conducts aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training, courses or instruction and any of its facility, equipment, records and personnel, and the person applying to be an approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation or the approved aerodrome rescue and fire fighting training organisation, as the case may be, shall allow such access.”. |
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