Singapore legislation

Regulation 19

of Air Navigation (92 — Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2022

Regulation 19

Requirement for dangerous goods training programme approval

Subregulation 1

A person must hold a valid dangerous goods training programme approval if the person is —

(a)

a ground handling agency in Singapore which performs, on behalf of —

(i)

any foreign operator carrying out any commercial air transport operation into or from Singapore; or

(ii)

an AOC holder,the act of accepting, handling, loading, unloading, transferring or other processing of cargo, mail or stores;

(b)

a ground handling agency in Singapore and located at an airport, which performs, on behalf of —

(i)

any foreign operator carrying out any commercial air transport operation; or

(ii)

an AOC holder,the act of processing passengers;

(c)

an agency in Singapore and not located at an airport, which performs, on behalf of —

(i)

any foreign operator carrying out any commercial air transport operation; or

(ii)

an AOC holder,the act of checking in passengers;

(d)

an agency in Singapore which performs, on behalf of —

(i)

any foreign operator carrying out any commercial air transport operation; or

(ii)

an AOC holder,the security screening of cargo, mail, stores, passengers or baggage; or

(e)

a public postal operator.

Subregulation 2

A person that is required to hold a valid dangerous goods training programme approval under paragraph (1) (called in this regulation a responsible person) must —

(a)

establish a dangerous goods training programme;

(b)

where the responsible person is a public postal operator, ensure that the contents of the dangerous goods training programme mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) are in accordance with Table 1‑4 of the Technical Instructions;

(c)

obtain a dangerous goods training programme approval for the dangerous goods training programme mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a);

(d)

maintain the approved dangerous goods training programme;

(e)

ensure that each of the responsible person’s employees who is responsible for performing any function aimed at ensuring that dangerous goods are transported in accordance with the Technical Instructions (called in this regulation a relevant employee) —

(i)

undergoes approved dangerous goods training that —

(A)

is commensurate with the relevant employee’s responsibilities in relation to that function; and

(B)

includes general familiarisation training, function‑specific training and safety training as specified in the Technical Instructions;

(ii)

is competent to perform that function;

(iii)

undergoes approved dangerous goods training on a recurrent basis within the duration specified in the Technical Instructions; and

(iv)

upon completion of any approved dangerous goods training, passes a test to verify that the relevant employee understands the content of the approved dangerous goods training; (f)maintain records of training undergone by every one of its relevant employees, being records in the form and kept in the manner in conformity with the Technical Instructions; and

(g)

provide the Director‑General of Civil Aviation with any of those records the Director‑General of Civil Aviation requires for the purposes of these Regulations.

Subregulation 3

A person that contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $20,000; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.

Subregulation 4

A person that contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

for a first offence — to a fine not exceeding $20,000; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 months or to both.