Singapore legislation
Regulation 62A
Regulation 62A
Licensing of air traffic controllers
Subregulation 1
Subject to sub-paragraph (5) and regulation 10(3) of the Air Navigation (67 — Aviation Medical Certification) Regulations 2026, no person shall —
act as an air traffic controller;
hold himself out, whether by use of radio call sign or otherwise, as an air traffic controller; or
supervise or train any person to act as an air traffic controller,unless he holds an air traffic controller licence granted or renewed under this paragraph and the appropriate rating is included in such licence.
Subregulation 2
Subject to regulation 3 of the Air Navigation (67 — Aviation Medical Certification) Regulations 2026, the Authority may, subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit, grant or renew an air traffic controller licence upon being satisfied that the applicant —
is 21 years of age or older;
has passed all relevant training courses, examinations or tests as the Authority may require under sub‑paragraph (3);
possesses the necessary knowledge, skill and experience, set out in the manual published under sub‑paragraph (3B), to act as an air traffic controller; and
holds the applicable aviation medical certificate under regulation 3 of the Air Navigation (67 — Aviation Medical Certification) Regulations 2026.
Subregulation 3
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2)(b), the Authority may require an applicant to undergo such training courses, examinations or tests as may be relevant for acting as an air traffic controller.
Subregulation 3A
Without prejudice to any other provision of this Order, the Authority may, for the purpose of sub-paragraph (3), either absolutely or subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit —
approve any course of training or instruction;
authorise a person to conduct such examinations or tests as the Authority may specify;
approve a person to provide any course of training or instruction approved under sub-paragraph (a); and
approve the use of a simulator for the purposes of air traffic control training.
Subregulation 3B
The Authority may, in such manner as it thinks fit, publish a manual called the “Manual of Standards — Licensing of Air Traffic Control Personnel”, containing the standards relating to the licensing requirements applicable to every person who holds an air traffic controller licence, or is undergoing on-the-job training to act as an air traffic controller, that the Authority determines to be applicable in Singapore.
Subregulation 3BA
The Authority may, in such manner as it thinks fit, publish a manual called the “Manual of Standards — Air Traffic Control Training Organisation”, containing the standards relating to the training of air traffic controllers that the Authority determines to be applicable in Singapore.
Subregulation 3C
A person who holds an air traffic controller licence, or is undergoing on-the-job training to act as an air traffic controller, must comply with the applicable standards specified in the Manual of Standards — Licensing of Air Traffic Control Personnel.
Subregulation 3D
A person who is approved to provide any course of training or instruction under sub-paragraph (3A) shall comply with the applicable standards specified in the Manual of Standards — Air Traffic Control Training Organisation and shall not at any time contravene any condition of the approval granted to him.
Subregulation 4
[Deleted by S 589/2016 wef 18/11/2016]
Subregulation 5
Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1), but subject to regulation 3(3) of the Air Navigation (67 — Aviation Medical Certification) Regulations 2026, a person who is undergoing on-the-job training to act as an air traffic controller shall be entitled to hold himself out, whether by use of radio call sign or otherwise, as an air traffic controller if he is directly supervised by a person who holds an air traffic controller licence with the appropriate rating.
Subregulation 6
Paragraphs 62F and 62G shall apply to any person referred to in sub-paragraph (5) as they apply to a holder of an air traffic controller licence.
Subregulation 7
In sub-paragraphs (1) and (5), “rating” means an air traffic controller rating specified in the Seventeenth Schedule.