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Business Aviation Safety Seminar Asia 2010 “Regulatory Oversight of Business Aviation” Singapore’s Experience and Perspective. Outline. General Aviation in Singapore Principles, philosophies and approach in promulgating Singapore General Aviation Regulations (SGAR) Challenges Conclusion.
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Business Aviation Safety Seminar Asia 2010 “Regulatory Oversight of Business Aviation” Singapore’s Experience and Perspective
Outline • General Aviation in Singapore • Principles, philosophies and approach in promulgating Singapore General Aviation Regulations (SGAR) • Challenges • Conclusion
Geography • Singapore = Small geographical size • All Business Aviation (BA) flights are International Singapore To: • Hong Kong 1,588nm • Shanghai 2,357nm • Mumbai 2,436nm • New Delhi 2,579nm • Beijing 2,780nm • Seoul 2,867nm • Tokyo 3,324nm • Moscow 5,248nm
Aircraft at Seletar Aerospace Park • No BA aircraft on Singapore Register • Either “N”, “VP” or “VH” registered
Developing SGAR • Adopt ICAO Standards • Must protect third parties • Acceptable level of safety for passengers • Passenger would not enjoy same level of safety as fare-paying passenger in commercial air transport • Maximum freedom of actions
Conceptual Framework Risk Regulatory requirement/ Acceptable level of safety Complex/ Turbo jet <5700kg Weight and Capability of Aircraft Complexity of Operation
Who is responsible? • Owner or Pilot-in-Command must assume responsibility for safety of operations for less complex aircraft. • For more complex aircraft, the operator must assume responsibility.
Safety Oversight • BA may be commercial or Corporate • For corporate owned: • Do not have organisation structure similar to that of commercial air transport • May have flight ops department • Allow the owner/operator to contract the full engineering and maintenance activities – owner/operator retain responsibility
Inbound Aircraft • Streamline Procedures • Speed up Approval processes
Emerging Issues • Continuous refinement • Types of ownership • Group • Fractional
Part 135 vs Part 121 30 No. of lives exposed 19 9 5700 27000 45500 15000 Potential extent of damage
Types of Ownership • Group Ownership – 1 Aircraft may be owned by several owners. Identify 1 owner to be accountable => Private aircraft. • Fractional Ownership – Multiple owners have a pooling agreement by which aircraft is shared. • Management company will run the operations and functions typical of an operator.
CONCLUSION • Regulatory and safety oversight requirements are robust and biz-friendly • Continuous review and refinement to keep pace with industry • Other aspects in growing • business aviation