Singapore legislation
Regulation 60A
of Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018
Regulation 60A
Cargo compartment safety
Subregulation 1
An AOC holder must establish policies and procedures in its Operations Manual —
to ensure that a safety risk assessment is conducted to ascertain that the risks associated with the transport of any items in the cargo compartment for any flight of a large aeroplane are within the acceptable level; and
to ensure (with reasonable certainty) that in the event of a fire involving any items being transported in the cargo compartment during any flight of a large aeroplane, the fire can be detected and sufficiently suppressed or contained by the elements of the aeroplane’s design associated with cargo compartment fire protection until the aeroplane makes a safe landing.
Subregulation 2
The safety risk assessment mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) must include an assessment of at least the following matters:
any hazards associated with the properties of the items to be transported; (b)the capabilities of the AOC holder; (c)any operational considerations; (d)the capabilities of the aeroplane and its systems; (e)the containment characteristics of unit load devices; (f)the packing and packaging; (g)the safety of the supply chain for the items to be transported; (h)the quantity and distribution of the items of dangerous goods to be transported.
Subregulation 3
An AOC holder must ensure that the elements of the cargo compartment fire protection system for a large aeroplane (as approved by the aeroplane manufacturer), and a summary of the demonstrated cargo compartment fire protection certification standards for the aeroplane, are contained in the aeroplane’s flight manual or other documentation supporting the operation of the aeroplane.