Singapore legislation

Regulation 88

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

Regulation 88

Seating and restraints

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (3), an AOC holder must ensure that every relevant aircraft is equipped with —

(a)

a seat or berth for each person on board; and

(b)

a safety belt for each seat and a restraining belt for each berth.

Subregulation 2

An AOC holder must ensure that each seat provided in a relevant aircraft for a flight crew member —

(a)

is equipped with a safety harness or, if the aircraft type certificate allows, a seat belt with a diagonal shoulder strap; and

(b)

incorporates a means —

(i)

to automatically restrain the occupant in the event of rapid deceleration; and

(ii)

to prevent an incapacitated occupant from interfering with the controls, where practicable.

Subregulation 3

An AOC holder must ensure that every passenger under 2 years of age on board a relevant aircraft is provided with a child restraint device.

Subregulation 4

For every relevant aircraft with a Certificate of Airworthiness that is issued on or after 1 January 1981, the AOC holder must ensure that the aircraft is equipped with a forward or rearward facing seat for each cabin crew member that —

(a)

is fitted with a safety harness;

(b)

is within 15 degrees of the longitudinal axis of the aircraft;

(c)

is located near floor level; and

(d)

is close to emergency exits.

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