Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Transport Safety Investigations (Aviation Occurrences) Regulations 2023

Regulation 3

Meaning of “accident” associated with operation of aircraft, and related definitions

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an accident associated with the operation of an aircraft is an accident for the purposes of the definition of “accident” in section 2 of the Act, if it involves any of the following in relation to the operation of an aircraft:

(a)

an individual suffers a fatal aircraft‑related injury;

(b)

an individual suffers a serious aircraft‑related injury;

(c)

the aircraft is missing;

(d)

the aircraft is completely inaccessible;

(e)

an aircraft sustains damage or structural failure that —

(i)

adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft; and

(ii)

would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected part.

Subregulation 2

However, the following damage sustained by, or following a failure of, an aircraft must be disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (1)(e):

(a)

engine failure limited to a single engine;

(b)

engine damage limited to a single engine (including its cowlings or accessories);

(c)

damage to propellers, wing tips, antennas, probes, vanes, tires, brakes, wheels, fairings, panels, landing gear doors or windscreens;

(d)

damage such as small dents or puncture holes to the aircraft skin;

(e)

minor damage to main rotor blades, tail rotor blades or landing gear;

(f)

minor damage resulting from hail or bird strike (including holes in the radome).

Subregulation 3

In these Regulations, an individual suffers a fatal aircraft‑related injury in relation to the operation of an aircraft if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in the aircraft during its operation;

(ii)

direct contact during the operation of the aircraft with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft; or

(iii)

direct exposure to jet blast during the operation of the aircraft;

(b)

he or she dies as a result of the injury after sustaining the injury; and

(c)

none of the following applies:

(i)

the injury results from natural causes;

(ii)

the injury is self‑inflicted;

(iii)

the injury is caused by another person;

(iv)

the injury is to an individual who is a stowaway in a part of the aircraft that is not usually accessible to crew members or passengers after take‑off.

Subregulation 4

In these Regulations, an individual suffers a serious aircraft‑related injury in relation to the operation of an aircraft if —

(a)

he or she suffers an injury as a result of —

(i)

being in the aircraft during its operation;

(ii)

direct contact during the operation of the aircraft with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft; or

(iii)

direct exposure to jet blast during the operation of the aircraft;

(b)

any of the following applies:

(i)

the injury requires or is likely to require hospitalisation for a period that —

(A)

starts no later than the 7th day after the date the individual sustained the injury; and

(B)

exceeds 48 hours after starting;

(ii)

the injury involves a fracture of any bone, except a simple fracture of any finger, toe or the nose of the individual;

(iii)

the injury involves any laceration that causes the individual severe haemorrhage or nerve, muscle or tendon damage;

(iv)

the injury involves an injury to any internal organ of the individual;

(v)

the injury involves second or third degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5% of the surface of the body of the individual;

(vi)

the injury involves a verified exposure of the individual to infectious substances or injurious radiation; and

(c)

none of the following applies:

(i)

the injury results from natural causes;

(ii)

the injury is self‑inflicted;

(iii)

the injury is caused by another person;

(iv)

the injury is to an individual who is a stowaway in a part of the aircraft that is not usually accessible to crew members or passengers after take‑off.

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