Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

No. S 681

Air Navigation Act

(CHAPTER 6)

Air Navigation
(135 — Commercial Air Transport by
Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes)
(Amendment) Regulations 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A of the Air Navigation Act, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into operation on 9 October 2018.

Amendment of regulation 131

2. Regulation 131 of the Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 445/2018) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “a flight simulation training device approved for such purpose” in paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the words “an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of that aircraft type”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “the specific type of aircraft to be used for the flight or in a flight simulation training device approved for such purpose” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “an aircraft of the same type to be used for the flight, or an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of that aircraft type”.

Amendment of regulation 140

3. Regulation 140 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) An AOC holder may use a flight simulation training device to complete any part of the recurrent training segment of its training programme if the flight simulation training device —

(a)	is an approved flight simulation training device;
(b)	is specified in its Operations Manual;
(c)	is of an appropriate type for the training being undertaken; and
(d)	is only used for those parts of the training programme for which its use has been specifically approved.”.

Amendment of regulation 141

4. Regulation 141 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) An AOC holder must ensure that every flight simulation training device that is being used by its personnel to accrue flight time or training credit for any purpose of these Regulations —

(a)	is an approved flight simulation training device;
(b)	is representative of the aircraft type or the particular variant of the aircraft type (if applicable) that it is intended to simulate; and
(c)	is appropriate for the specific manoeuvre, procedure or crew member function that it is being used for.”.

Amendment of regulation 154

5. Regulation 154 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “a flight simulation training device” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “an approved flight simulation training device”;
(b)	by inserting, immediately after the words “Where no” in paragraph (3), the word “approved”; and
(c)	by deleting “FSTD” in the regulation heading and substituting the words “flight simulation training device”.

Amendment of regulation 157

6. Regulation 157(5) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(a)	an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of the aircraft type or variant to be operated by the person being assessed; or”.

Amendment of regulation 158

7. Regulation 158(5) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(a)	an approved flight simulation training device that is representative of the aircraft type or variant to be operated by the person being assessed; or”.

Amendment of regulation 162

8. Regulation 162(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “a flight simulation training device” and substituting the words “an approved flight simulation training device”.

Amendment of First Schedule

9. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “AOC holder”, the following definition:

“ “Approved flight simulation training device” means a flight simulation training device for which the AOC holder has a specific approval, granted in accordance with paragraph 23A of the Air Navigation Order, to use for the purpose that it is being used for under these Regulations.”.

Amendment of Part 1 of Fifth Schedule

10. Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “a flight simulation training device” wherever they appear in paragraph 9(1) and (2) and substituting in each case the words “an approved flight simulation training device”.

Made on 5 October 2018.

EDMUND CHENG WAI WING

Chairman,
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.

[LE/LGN/A1.7.1; AG/LLRD/SL/6/2010/11 Vol. 7]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 3A(8) of the Air Navigation Act).

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