Singapore legislation

Regulation 97

of Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018

Regulation 97

Flight recorders — cockpit voice recorder (CVR)

Amended byS 768/2018 wef 24/11/2018S 768/2018 wef 24/11/2018

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 768/2018 wef 24/11/2018

An operator of a Singapore registered helicopter must ensure that the helicopter is equipped with a cockpit voice recorder if —

(a)

the helicopter was first issued a Certificate of Airworthiness on or after 1 January 1987 and has an MCTOM exceeding 3,175 kg; or

(b)

the helicopter has an MCTOM exceeding 7,000 kg.

Subregulation 2

Where a Singapore registered helicopter mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is not equipped with a flight data recorder, the operator must ensure that the cockpit voice recorder also records the main rotor speed.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 768/2018 wef 24/11/2018

Where a Singapore registered helicopter is equipped with a cockpit voice recorder, the operator must ensure that the cockpit voice recorder does not use any of the following types of recording technology:

(a)

magnetic tape;

(b)

wire.