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

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

Any term in these Regulations that is defined in the First Schedule to the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 441/2018) has the meaning given to that term in that Schedule unless the term is otherwise defined in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

Every standard in these Regulations for which a value is prescribed in the International System of Units (SI) and an alternative value is prescribed in a non‑SI alternative unit of measurement in parentheses, the relevant standard is to be regarded as reached when either value is obtained.

Any term in these Regulations that is defined in the First Schedule to the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 441/2018) has the meaning given to that term in that Schedule unless the term is otherwise defined in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

Every standard in these Regulations for which a value is prescribed in the International System of Units (SI) and an alternative value is prescribed in a non‑SI alternative unit of measurement in parentheses, the relevant standard is to be regarded as reached when either value is obtained.

These Regulations apply to every flight carried out by an AOC holder that involves an aircraft of either of the following descriptions (called in these Regulations a relevant aircraft) that may be operated by the AOC holder for the purposes of commercial air transport:

a helicopter; or

an aeroplane that has an MAPSC not exceeding 19 and an MCTOM not exceeding 27,000 kg (called in these Regulations a small aeroplane).

To avoid doubt, these Regulations apply —

in addition to the Air Navigation (119 — Air Operator Certification) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 443/2018) and the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018 unless expressly stated otherwise; and

even if the flight carried out by the AOC holder is not operated for the purposes of commercial air transport.

These Regulations apply to every flight carried out by an AOC holder that involves an aircraft of either of the following descriptions (called in these Regulations a relevant aircraft) that may be operated by the AOC holder for the purposes of commercial air transport:

a helicopter; or

an aeroplane that has an MAPSC not exceeding 19 and an MCTOM not exceeding 27,000 kg (called in these Regulations a small aeroplane).

To avoid doubt, these Regulations apply —

in addition to the Air Navigation (119 — Air Operator Certification) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 443/2018) and the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018 unless expressly stated otherwise; and

even if the flight carried out by the AOC holder is not operated for the purposes of commercial air transport.