Air Navigation (96 — Aerial Activities and Dangerous Lights) Regulations 2025

flying or operating a kite or parasail in any area that is not a permitted area designated under paragraph (2);

causing or permitting the release of a free balloon or tethered sky lantern.

at a distance of one kilometre or less from the flight funnel of any aerodrome — at any altitude;

at a distance of more than one kilometre from the flight funnel of any aerodrome but 5 kilometres or less from that aerodrome — at an altitude higher than 130 feet above mean sea level;

in any other area — at an altitude higher than 290 feet above mean sea level.

is securely tethered; and

if the tethered balloon is not fitted with a device that ensures the automatic deflation of the tethered balloon if it breaks free of its tether, is attended to at all times.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

must be made in the form and manner required by the Authority;

must be submitted to the Authority at least 7 working days before the intended date of commencement of the aerial activity specified in the application; and

must be accompanied by the following information:

the identity and contact address of the applicant and any other individual who is, or is to be, employed or engaged by the applicant to conduct the aerial activity;

the type of aerial activity to be conducted;

the purpose and nature of the aerial activity to be conducted;

the date on, and the period during which, the aerial activity is to be conducted;

the location and operating altitude at which the aerial activity is to be conducted;

the qualifications of the applicant, including the type of training the applicant has undergone (if any) in operating and maintaining the free balloon or tethered aerial object for which the aerial activity permit is sought, as the case may be;

if the application names any other individual who is, or is to be, employed or engaged by the applicant to operate the free balloon or tethered aerial object, the qualifications of that individual, including the type of training the individual has undergone (if any) in operating and maintaining the free balloon or tethered aerial object for which the aerial activity permit is sought, as the case may be;

any other information that the Authority may require.

grant the aerial activity permit, subject to any conditions that the Authority may impose; or

refuse to grant the aerial activity permit.

the aerial activity which the permit holder is authorised to conduct;

the date on, and the period during which, the permit holder is authorised to conduct the aerial activity;

the location and operating altitude at which the permit holder is authorised to conduct the aerial activity.

the safe operation of the free balloon or tethered aerial object specified in the permit whenever it is flown or operated;

that any document issued by the Authority providing practical guidance on the safe operation of free balloons or tethered aerial objects is adhered to.

conduct any aerial activity in any part of Singapore airspace to which a declaration under regulation 55C(1)(a) of the Air Navigation (91 — General Operating Rules) Regulations 2018 applies and has effect;

conduct any aerial activity in a manner that is likely to endanger the safety of any person, aircraft or property;

cause or permit the release of a free balloon or tethered sky lantern anywhere in Singapore during the operating hours of any military aerodrome; or

cause or permit the release of a sky lantern that is not tethered anywhere in Singapore.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

of at least 5 candela and showing in all directions; and

suspended not less than 5 metres and not more than 10 metres below the basket or, if there is no basket, below the lowest part of the free balloon.

of at least 5 candela and showing in all directions; and

suspended not less than 5 metres and not more than 10 metres below the basket or, if there is no basket, below the lowest part of the firstmentioned cluster.

if the person flies or operates the tethered balloon at night — ensure that lights are displayed in the following manner:

the following group of lights of at least 5 candela and showing in all directions:

one steady white light displayed not less than 5 metres and not more than 10 metres below the basket or, if there is no basket, below the lowest part of the tethered balloon;

a steady red light displayed 4 metres below the steady white light mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A);

on the mooring cable, at intervals of not more than 300 metres, with the first interval being not more than 300 metres from the group of lights mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), groups of lights of the colour and power to be displayed in the relative position specified in that sub‑paragraph, and, if the lowest group of lights is obscured by cloud, an additional group to be displayed below the cloud base;

on the surface, a group of 3 flashing lights with the following specifications to be arranged in a horizontal plane at the apexes of a triangle that is approximately equilateral, with each side measuring at least 25 metres:

2 red lights to delimit one side of the triangle, which must be approximately at right angles to the horizontal projection of the mooring cable;

one green light placed such that the triangle formed by this green light and the 2 red lights mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A) encloses the object on the surface to which the tethered balloon is moored; and

if the person flies or operates the tethered balloon by day — ensure that tubular streamers are attached to the mooring cable of the tethered balloon at intervals of not more than 200 metres, with the first interval being not more than 200 metres from the basket or, if there is no basket, from the lowest part of the tethered balloon.

if the person flies or operates the kite at night — ensure that lights are displayed in the following manner:

the following group of lights of at least 5 candela and showing in all directions:

one steady white light displayed not less than 5 metres and not more than 10 metres below the lowest part of the kite;

a steady red light displayed 4 metres below the steady white light mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A);

on the mooring cable, at intervals of not more than 300 metres, with the first interval being not more than 300 metres from the group of lights mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i), groups of lights of the colour and power to be displayed in the relative position specified in that sub‑paragraph and, if the lowest group of lights is obscured by cloud, an additional group to be displayed below the cloud base;

on the surface, a group of 3 flashing lights with the following specifications to be arranged in a horizontal plane at the apexes of a triangle that is approximately equilateral, with each side measuring at least 25 metres:

2 red lights to delimit one side of the triangle, which must be approximately at right angles to the horizontal projection of the mooring cable;

one green light placed such that the triangle formed by that green light and the 2 red lights mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A) encloses the object on the surface to which the kite is moored; and

if the person flies or operates the kite by day, ensure that —

tubular streamers are attached to the mooring cable of the kite at intervals of not more than 200 metres, with the first interval being not more than 200 metres from the lowest part of the kite; or

streamers are attached to the mooring cable of the kite at intervals of not more than 100 metres, with the first interval being not more than 100 metres from the lowest part of the kite.

any tubular streamer that is to be attached to the mooring cable of a tethered balloon or kite must be —

40 centimetres or more in diameter;

2 metres or more in length; and

marked with alternate bands of red and white that are 50 centimetres in width; and

any streamer that is to be attached to the mooring cable of a kite must be —

30 centimetres or more in width at its widest part;

80 centimetres or more in length; and

marked with alternate bands of red and white that are 10 centimetres in width.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

exhibit in Singapore any light which is —

by reason of its glare or any other cause or character of the light, likely to endanger any aircraft or interfere with the provision of air traffic control service for aerodrome traffic at any aerodrome; or

by reason of its likelihood to be mistaken for an aeronautical light, likely to endanger any aircraft; or

direct or shine any light, or cause or permit any light to be directed or shone, at an aircraft such that the safety of the aircraft is or is likely to be endangered.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

must be made in the form and manner required by the Authority;

must be submitted to the Authority at least 7 working days before the intended date of commencement of the light display specified in the application; and

must be accompanied by the following information:

the identity and contact address of the applicant and any other individual who is, or is to be, employed or engaged by the applicant to conduct the light display;

the type of light display to be conducted;

the purpose and nature of the light display to be conducted;

the date on, and the period during which, the light display is to be conducted;

the location at which the light display is to be conducted;

the qualifications of the applicant, including the type of training the applicant has undergone (if any) in conducting the light display;

if the application names any other individual who is, or is to be, employed or engaged by the applicant to conduct the light display, the qualifications of that individual, including the type of training the individual has undergone (if any) in conducting the light display;

any other information that the Authority may require.

grant the light display permit, subject to any conditions that the Authority may impose; or

refuse to grant the light display permit.

the light display which the permit holder is authorised to conduct;

the date on, and the period during which, the permit holder is authorised to conduct the light display;

the location at which the permit holder is authorised to conduct the light display.

the safe conduct of the light display;

that any document issued by the Authority providing practical guidance on the safe conduct of the light display is adhered to.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

the identity of the operator;

the validity of the permit;

whether the operator is authorised to conduct the activity specified in the permit;

whether the operator is conducting the activity in accordance with the permit and any conditions specified in relation to the permit.

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

refuses or, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with paragraph (1);

in providing any information so required under paragraph (1), makes a statement which the person knows to be false, or recklessly makes a statement which is false; or

wilfully obstructs or impedes any authorised person acting in the exercise of a power conferred on that authorised person by or under paragraph (1).

for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and

for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.