Singapore legislation

Regulation 134

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

Regulation 134

Pilot experience

Subregulation 1

An AOC holder must ensure that every person assigned to flight crew member duty on a relevant aircraft as a pilot —

(a)

is suitably trained and qualified as a pilot on the aircraft type to be used; and

(b)

in the event the pilot-in-command becomes incapacitated, is capable of —

(i)

operating the aircraft safely under the prevailing and anticipated forecast weather conditions; and

(ii)

landing the aircraft at the intended destination or a suitable alternate.

Subregulation 2

Before an AOC holder assigns a person to flight crew member duty as the pilot‑in‑command of a relevant aircraft that is to be used for a single pilot operation in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules or at night, the AOC holder must ensure that the person has accumulated the following experience:

(a)

for a single pilot operation flown in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules —

(i)

at least 50 hours’ flight time on the class of aircraft to be flown for the operation, of which at least 10 hours are flown as pilot‑in‑command;

(ii)

at least 25 hours’ flight time under IFR on such class of aircraft (which may form part of the 50 hours flight time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i)); and

(iii)

in the 90 days immediately preceding the operation, the following experience in the capacity of a pilot engaged in a single pilot operation under the IFR on the class of aircraft to be flown —

(A)

at least 5 IFR flights, including 3 instrument approaches carried out in the single pilot role on the class of aircraft; or

(B)

an IFR instrument approach check;

(b)

for a single pilot operation at night —

(i)

at least 50 hours’ flight time on the class of aircraft to be flown for the operation, of which at least 10 hours are flown as pilot‑in‑command;

(ii)

at least 15 hours’ flight time at night (which may form part of the 50 hours flight time mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i)); and

(iii)

in 90 days immediately preceding such operation, at least 3 take‑offs and 3 landings at night on the class of aircraft to be flown for the operation in the single pilot role, including one such take-off and one such landing within the 35 days immediately preceding the operation.