Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
of Air Navigation (98 — Special Operations) Regulations 2018
Schedule 1
Definitions
FIRST SCHEDULERegulation 2Definitions“Aerial work operator” means a person who holds a valid aerial work certificate granted under the Air Navigation (137 — Aerial Work) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 502/2018).[S 678/2018 wef 09/10/2018]“Commercial air transport operator” means a person who holds a valid air operator certificate granted under the Air Navigation (119 — Air Operator Certification) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 443/2018).“Complex general aviation operator” means a person who holds a valid complex general aviation certificate granted under the Air Navigation (125 — Complex General Aviation) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 501/2018).[S 678/2018 wef 09/10/2018]“EDTO critical fuel” means the fuel quantity necessary to fly to an en‑route alternate aerodrome considering, at the most critical point on the route, the most limiting system failure.“EDTO‑significant system” means an aeroplane system whose failure or degradation could adversely affect the safety particular to an EDTO flight, or whose continued functioning is specifically important to the safe flight and landing of an aeroplane during an EDTO diversion.“Electronic flight bag” or “EFB” means an electronic information system, comprising equipment and applications, for flight crew which allows for storing, updating, displaying and processing of EFB functions to support flight operations or duties.“Low visibility operation” means —
a Category II or III approach and landing; or
a take-off with RVR of less than 400 m, or a higher value specified by the competent authority of the State of the Aerodrome.“Mixed fleet flying” or “MFF” means the operation of both the Primary MFF Aeroplane and the Secondary MFF Aeroplane by a commercial air transport operator that is subject to the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018.“MFF pilot” means a person that is qualified under an approved MFF Programme to fly more than one aeroplane type as a pilot.“OLC pass” has the same meaning as in regulation 167 of the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018.“OPC pass” has the same meaning as in regulation 166 of the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018.“Operator Line Check” means the competency assessment described in regulation 167 of the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018.“Operator Proficiency Check” means the competency assessment described in regulation 166 of the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018.“Polar operations” means any flight in or near the polar regions, or with a possibility of in‑flight diversion to an airfield in the polar regions.“Polar regions” means —
the North Polar Region, comprising the entire area that lies north of latitude 78º00´ North; and
the South Polar Region, comprising the entire area that lies south of latitude 60°00´ South.“Primary MFF Aeroplane”, for the purposes of mixed fleet flying, means an aeroplane, or group of aeroplanes, that is designated, by a commercial air transport operator that is subject to the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport Operations by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018, to be used as a reference to identify differences with the Secondary MFF Aeroplane within the operator’s fleet.“Required navigation performance” or “RNP” means a statement of the navigation performance necessary for operation within a defined airspace.“RVSM airspace” means an airspace where a reduced vertical separation minimum of 300 m (1,000 ft) applies above flight level 290.“Safe forced landing” means a landing in which it can reasonably be expected that there will not be serious injury or loss of life, even though the aeroplane may incur extensive damage.“Secondary MFF Aeroplane”, for the purposes of mixed fleet flying, means an aeroplane, or a group of aeroplanes, of a type or variant that is different from the Primary MFF Aeroplane.“Singapore operator” means, as applicable —
an aerial work operator;
a commercial air transport operator;
a complex general aviation operator; or
any person, other than a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), who operates a Singapore registered aircraft for general aviation.[S 678/2018 wef 09/10/2018]“Special operation” means —
a specified navigation performance operation;
an operation in airspace with reduced vertical separation minima;
a low visibility operation;
an operation while using an automatic landing system, a combined vision system, an enhanced vision system, a synthetic vision system, a head‑up display or a hybrid system containing any combination of these systems and display;
an operation while using a data link system;
an operation while using an electronic flight bag;
an extended diversion time operation;
a polar operation;
a mixed fleet flying operation;
an operation at night or under instrument meteorological conditions involving a single‑engine turbine‑powered aeroplane; or
an operation with performance‑based communications or performance‑based surveillance.“Specified navigation performance operation” means an operation on a route or in an airspace where navigation performance capability has been established and includes —
an operation in the North Atlantic High Level Airspace; and
an operation involving performance‑based navigation (PBN) such as the following:
area navigation (RNAV);
required navigation performance (RNP).“Variant”, for the purposes of mixed fleet flying, means an aeroplane, or a group of aeroplanes, that has characteristics that are mostly identical to the Primary MFF Aeroplane with some differences from the Primary MFF Aeroplane that require the flight crew members to obtain additional knowledge, skills or abilities to operate the aeroplane, or any aeroplane in the group of aeroplanes.