Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Amusement Rides Safety (Fire and Rescue Management System) Regulations 2011
Regulation 8
Application for certificate of compliance
Subregulation 1
An application for a certificate of compliance in respect of the fire and rescue management system of an amusement ride under section 36(1)(b) of the Act shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Civil Defence in such form as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may require, together with —
a certification by a competent person that —
the fire and rescue management works have been carried out in accordance with the plans submitted under regulation 7(1)(a) or any deviation approved under regulation 7(3)(b); and
the amusement ride complies with the fire safety requirements;
an emergency response plan for the amusement ride, prepared by the operator in accordance with the guidelines for an emergency response plan;
a report on the appointment, equipping, training and protocols of the company emergency response team for the amusement ride, prepared by the operator in accordance with the guidelines for a company emergency response team; and
a report on the appointment, training and protocols of the fire and rescue coordinator for the amusement ride prepared by the operator, setting out such details as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may specify.
Subregulation 2
The Commissioner of Civil Defence shall not grant a certificate of compliance in respect of an amusement ride unless he is satisfied that —
the fire and rescue management works have been carried out in accordance with the plans submitted under regulation 7(1)(a), or any deviation approved under regulation 7(3)(b), and the amusement ride complies with the fire safety requirements;
the emergency response plan for the amusement ride satisfies the minimum requirements in the guidelines for an emergency response plan;
the company emergency response team for the amusement ride —
has been appointed, equipped and trained in accordance with the minimum requirements in the guidelines for a company emergency response team; and
is at all times competent and operationally ready to execute the emergency response plan for the amusement ride in the event of an adverse incident; and
a fire and rescue coordinator has been appointed in accordance with regulation 11, and is trained to carry out the duties in regulation 12.
Subregulation 3
The holder of an operating permit for an amusement ride shall not make any change to —
the emergency response plan referred to in paragraph (1)(b);
the composition, equipping, training or protocols of the company emergency response team referred to in paragraph (1)(c);
the appointment, training or protocols of the fire and rescue coordinator referred to in paragraph (1)(d); or
any other aspect of the fire and rescue management system for the amusement ride,after the Commissioner of Civil Defence has issued a certificate of compliance in respect of that fire and rescue management system, unless the prior written permission of the Commissioner of Civil Defence has been obtained for the change.