Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Inspection, overhaul, repair, replacement and modification
Subregulation 1
A person must not install or place on board for use in a Singapore aircraft any instrument or item of equipment that has been overhauled, repaired, modified or inspected unless, at the time of such installation or placement on board, there is in force in respect of the instrument or item of equipment (as applicable) —
a certificate of release to service issued in accordance with this paragraph; or
an equivalent release document,that relates to the overhaul, repair, modification or inspection (as the case may be) of the instrument or item of equipment, as applicable.
Subregulation 2
[Deleted by S 162/2011 wef 01/04/2011]
Subregulation 3
[Deleted by S 683/2018 wef 09/10/2018]
Subregulation 4
A certificate of release to service may be issued for the purposes of this paragraph only by —
the holder of an aircraft maintenance licence granted under paragraph 11, in accordance with the privileges of the rating endorsed on the licence as specified in the Singapore Airworthiness Requirements (SAR);
the holder of an aircraft maintenance licence granted under the law of any country other than Singapore and rendered valid under this Order, in accordance with the privileges of the rating endorsed thereon;
the holder of an aircraft maintenance licence granted under the law of any country notified by the Chief Executive, in accordance with the privileges of the rating endorsed thereon and subject to any conditions that he may impose;
the holder of a certificate or a written approval issued by the Chief Executive in accordance with paragraph 8A;
a person whom the Chief Executive has authorised to issue the certificate in a particular case; or
in relation only to the adjustment and compensation of direct reading magnetic compasses, the holder of an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes).
Subregulation 5
Subject to paragraph 59, if the aircraft to which a certificate of release to service relates is a public transport aircraft or an aerial work aircraft, the certificate of release to service shall be preserved by the operator of the aircraft for the period of time for which he is required to preserve the log book relating to the same part of the aircraft or to the same equipment or apparatus as the case may be. In the case of any other aircraft the certificate shall be preserved by the operator of the aircraft for a period of two years.
Subregulation 6
In this paragraph, the word “repair” includes, in relation to a compass the adjustment and compensation thereof and the word “repaired” shall be construed accordingly.