Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018
Regulation 10
Use of portable electronic device (PED)
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (4A), an AOC holder must not permit the use of any portable electronic device on board a relevant aircraft.
Subregulation 2
An AOC holder may permit the following types of portable electronic devices to be used when a relevant aircraft is operating at an altitude above 10,000 ft:
an unintentionally transmitting PED;
an intentionally transmitting PED with its transmitting function disabled.
Subregulation 3
An AOC holder may permit any portable electronic device to be used on board a relevant aircraft after the aircraft has exited the runway or helipad (as the case may be) upon landing.
Subregulation 4
Where an AOC holder has obtained prior approval from the Director-General of Civil Aviation under regulation 12, the AOC holder may permit, in accordance with that approval —
the use of an intentionally transmitting PED, with the transmitting functions in active mode, on a relevant aircraft when the aircraft is operating at any altitude; or
the use of an unintentionally transmitting PED, or an intentionally transmitting PED with the transmitting function disabled, on a relevant aircraft when the aircraft is operating at an altitude of 10,000 ft or lower.
Subregulation 4A
If an AOC holder’s Operations Manual specifies a procedure for assessing the suitability of use of portable electronic devices, the AOC holder may permit, in accordance with that procedure —
the use of an intentionally transmitting PED, with the transmitting functions in active mode, on a relevant aircraft when the aircraft is operating at any altitude; or
the use of an unintentionally transmitting PED, or an intentionally transmitting PED with the transmitting function disabled, on a relevant aircraft when the aircraft is operating at an altitude of 10,000 ft or lower.
Subregulation 5
Despite paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (4A), an AOC holder —
must not permit the use of any portable electronic device for voice communications on board a relevant aircraft except after the aircraft has exited the runway or helipad (as the case may be) upon landing;
must not permit the use, or must terminate any permitted use, of a portable electronic device on board a relevant aircraft if use of the portable electronic device may interfere, or is suspected of interfering, with the performance of the navigation and communication systems of the aircraft; and
must ensure that a person assigned as a flight crew member of a relevant aircraft does not use a portable electronic device on the flight deck unless the portable electronic device is being used for operational purposes, as approved by the Director-General of Civil Aviation under the Air Navigation (98 — Special Operations) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 442/2018).
Subregulation 6
Nothing in this regulation prohibits the pilot-in-command of a relevant aircraft from doing either or both of the following:
overriding the AOC holder’s permitted use of a portable electronic device on the aircraft under paragraph (2), (3) or (4);
requiring the cessation of use of any portable electronic device on board the aircraft.