Singapore legislation
Regulation 53
of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Changi Airport) By-laws 2009
Regulation 53
Restrictions on load
Subregulation 1
The driver of a vehicle shall ensure that at all times —
the number of passengers carried in or on the vehicle and the manner in which any such passenger is carried; and
the weight, distribution, packing and adjustment of any load on the vehicle,is such that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any person in or on the vehicle, or any person on any road in the cargo handling area.
Subregulation 2
The driver of a vehicle shall ensure that any load carried by the vehicle is at all times secured or placed in a position such that danger is not likely to be caused to any person, vehicle or aircraft —
by reason of the load or any part thereof falling from the vehicle; or
by reason of any other movement of the load or any part thereof in relation to the vehicle.
Subregulation 3
The airport licensee may limit the height of any load carried on any vehicle to such height as the airport licensee may consider appropriate for safety reasons.
Subregulation 4
If the load carried by a vehicle projects from the rear by more than 2 metres beyond the body of the vehicle, a clean red flag of 300 millimetres square shall be displayed unfurled at a point not more than 0.3 metre from the extreme projecting point at the rear of the load so as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle in the daytime.
Subregulation 5
The driver of a vehicle shall ensure that no part of a load on the vehicle or any covering of such load causes or is likely to cause danger, obstruction or annoyance to other persons using the road.
Subregulation 6
Except as otherwise permitted by the airport licensee, the driver of a vehicle shall ensure that no part of a load on the vehicle or any covering of such load —
trails along the road;
projects in front of the vehicle; or
projects laterally beyond the body or wheels of the vehicle or any authorised fitting permanently attached to the vehicle.