Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
of Air Navigation (119 — Air Operator Certification) Regulations 2018
Regulation 22
Maintenance Control Manual
Subregulation 1
An AOC holder must establish a Maintenance Control Manual for the approval of the Director-General of Civil Aviation.
Subregulation 2
An AOC holder must develop its Maintenance Control Manual —
to ensure the continuing airworthiness of the AOC holder’s aircraft (including airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, emergency equipment and parts); and
to take into account human factors principles.
Subregulation 3
The Maintenance Control Manual established for the purposes of paragraph (1) must be in English and must include the following details: (a)the facilities required for maintenance of the AOC holder’s aircraft; (b)the maintenance personnel required and their individual responsibilities;
the procedures required to ensure the continuing airworthiness of any aircraft operated by the AOC holder, in accordance with —
the Air Navigation Order (O 2); (ii)the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018 or the Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018, or both (as applicable); and
the Air Navigation (98 — Special Operations) Regulations 2018, if applicable;
the procedures required to ensure that the Maintenance Control Manual remains effective in maintaining aircraft in an airworthy condition; (e)the procedures to control, amend, and distribute the Maintenance Control Manual, including the distribution of the initial copy and all subsequent amendments made to the Maintenance Control Manual.
Subregulation 4
The Maintenance Control Manual established for the purposes of paragraph (1) must also contain the details prescribed in either or both, as applicable:
regulation 183 of the Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018;
regulation 176 of the Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018.
Subregulation 5
An AOC holder must organise its Maintenance Control Manual in a manner that is acceptable to the Director‑General of Civil Aviation.
Subregulation 6
An AOC holder must update its approved Maintenance Control Manual in a timely manner, and maintain it as necessary, but no change or amendment to the scope of detail for any matter listed under paragraph (3) may be made without the approval of the Director‑General of Civil Aviation.