Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
of Air Navigation (129 — Foreign Operator’s Permit) Regulations 2026
Schedule 1
Definitions
FIRST SCHEDULERegulation 2DefinitionsGeneral
1. In these Regulations — “aerial work zone”, for an aerial work operation of an aircraft, means the airspace, or the area of land or water underneath, where the aerial work operation takes place;“applicant” means a person applying for a foreign operator’s permit;“application”, in relation to a foreign operator’s permit, includes —
an application to renew the foreign operator’s permit that is the subject of the application; and
an application under regulation 10 to vary the foreign operator’s permit;“commercial air transport operation”, in relation to a holder of a foreign AOC, extends to include any other operation of an aircraft that is neither a commercial air transport operation nor an aerial work operation but is required to be conducted under the authority and in accordance with the terms of the foreign AOC, such as (but not limited to) operating an aircraft for the purpose of positioning the aircraft;“contact address”, for an individual, means an address of a workplace or place of residence (in Singapore or elsewhere) of the individual, or an online account of the individual, at which the individual may be contacted by the Authority for the purposes of these Regulations;“current”, in relation to a foreign operator’s permit, foreign AOC or foreign aerial work certificate, means in effect;“entity” means —
a body corporate (including a limited liability partnership);
an unincorporated association;
a partnership;
a business trust;
a body of individuals who together form a body; or
a person other than an individual;“foreign aerial work certificate” means an authorisation (however called) granted by a foreign aviation authority which authorises the holder of the authorisation to engage in the aerial work operation stated in the authorisation;“foreign AOC” means an air operator certificate granted by a foreign aviation authority which authorises the holder of the certificate to operate an aircraft for the commercial air transport operation stated in the certificate;“foreign operator’s permit” means an aviation safety instrument granted under these Regulations, which authorises the holder of the permit to conduct in Singapore a commercial air transport operation of a certain kind or an aerial work operation of a certain kind;“grant”, in relation to a foreign operator’s permit, includes grant on renewal;“kind” —
for a commercial air transport operation, means an air transport operation described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “commercial air transport operation” in the First Schedule to the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018; or
for an aerial work operation, means an operation described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “aerial work operation” in the First Schedule to the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018;“representative”, for a foreign operator, means an individual (whether or not an employee or officer of the foreign operator) who —
is directly involved in the day‑to‑day management of the conduct in Singapore of a commercial air transport operation or an aerial work operation;
has the capacity, on behalf of the foreign operator, to influence the safety of the commercial air transport operation or aerial work operation, as the case may be;
has access to and is authorised to provide any information relating to the conduct of the commercial air transport operation or aerial work operation (as the case may be) that is required by or under these Regulations or the Act; and
is authorised to represent for the purposes of these Regulations and the Act the foreign operator in conducting in Singapore the commercial air transport operation or aerial work operation, as the case may be;“working day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.Meaning of aircraft “covered” by a permit
2. For the purposes of these Regulations, an aircraft is treated as covered by a foreign operator’s permit only if the aircraft is stated in the permit.