Singapore legislation

Regulation 103

of Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018

Regulation 103

Medical and emergency equipment

Subregulation 1

An AOC holder must ensure that every relevant aircraft is equipped with at least one first‑aid kit.

Subregulation 2

An AOC holder must ensure that the first‑aid kit provided in accordance with paragraph (1) —

(a)

is stowed in an accessible place in the aircraft;

(b)

contains items which are appropriate to the nature of the flight and is adequate to treat minor injuries;

(c)

if the aircraft is required to carry cabin crew, is suitable for the use by the cabin crew to manage any incident of ill health.

Subregulation 3

An AOC holder must ensure that every relevant aircraft that is required to carry cabin crew carries a universal precaution kit suitable for the use by cabin crew members to manage —

(a)

any incident of ill health associated with a case of suspected communicable disease; or

(b)

any incident of illness involving contact with body fluids.

Subregulation 4

An AOC holder must ensure that every relevant aircraft is equipped with —

(a)

at least one fire extinguisher, accessible to a flight crew member, on or near the flight deck; and

(b)

at least one fire extinguisher in each compartment that is separate from the flight deck.

Subregulation 5

An AOC holder must ensure that every fire extinguisher provided in accordance with paragraph (4) —

(a)

is of a type that will not cause dangerous contamination of the air within the aircraft; and

(b)

is filled with extinguishing agent that is not a type listed in Annex A, Group II of the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (8th Edition, 2009) if the fire extinguisher is —

(i)

a portable fire extinguisher in a relevant aircraft for which the Certificate of Airworthiness is first issued (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) on or after 31 December 2018; or

(ii)

a built-in fire extinguisher in a lavatory disposal receptacle for towels, paper or waste in a relevant aircraft for which the Certificate of Airworthiness is first issued (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) on or after 31 December 2011.

Subregulation 6

An AOC holder must ensure that every item of equipment provided in accordance with paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) is marked to clearly indicate its method of operation.

Subregulation 7

If an item of equipment required under paragraph (1), (3) or (4) is stored in a compartment or container, the AOC holder must ensure that the compartment or container is marked to indicate its contents.