PART II | OPERATIONS WITHIN AIRSIDE |
| Division 1 — Vehicular traffic |
3. In this Part —| “Duty Apron Controller” means an authorised person who is for the time being in charge of the regulation of vehicular traffic within the apron; |
| “Duty Tower Controller” means an authorised person who is for the time being in charge of the regulation of aircraft traffic on the ground, and the aircraft and vehicular traffic approaching, entering or in the manoeuvring area. |
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4.—(1) No vehicle shall be driven within the airside at a speed exceeding the following speed limits in the following areas:| (a) | 5 kilometres per hour if within 10 metres from an aircraft parked at an aircraft stand; | | (b) | 30 kilometres per hour if on any roadway in the vicinity of an aircraft stand; and | | (c) | 50 kilometres per hour if on any roadway situated away from the vicinity of an aircraft stand. |
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the following vehicles:| (a) | any fire-fighting vehicle being used to fight fire, preserve life or property, give aid or rescue persons who are in danger or involved in an accident or any other emergency; | | (b) | any ambulance being used to aid or rescue persons who are in danger or involved in an accident or any other emergency; | | (c) | any Government-owned vehicle being used by the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force to execute, facilitate or aid in any emergency response or rescue operation; [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] | | (d) | any vehicle that is owned by the Authority or the airport licensee and being used to execute, facilitate or aid in any emergency response or rescue operation. |
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| Compliance with traffic directions, traffic signs and restrictions on vehicle loads |
5.—(1) The driver of a vehicle within the airside shall comply with any direction or verbal instruction given by any authorised person who is for the time being engaged in the regulation of traffic within the airside.| (2) The driver of a vehicle within the airside shall comply with such restrictions on and stipulations for vehicle loads (relating to the height, weight, distribution, packing and adjustment of vehicle loads, and the number of passengers allowed to be carried in vehicles) in the airside as may be imposed by the airport licensee. |
| (3) The airport licensee may cause or permit traffic signs to be placed or erected in any part of the movement area, on or along any road or in any area within the airside. |
(4) The driver of a vehicle —| (a) | in the movement area; or | | (b) | on any road or in any other part within the airside, |
| shall obey all the traffic signs placed or erected in the movement area, or on or along the road or other part within the airside. |
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(5) The driver of a vehicle within the airside must drive —| (a) | with due care and attention; and | | (b) | with reasonable consideration for other persons within the airside. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
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| Right of way for aircraft |
| 6. The driver of a vehicle in the movement area shall give way to an aircraft at all times and shall give maximum clearance to the aircraft. |
7.—(1) In the event of a breakdown of a vehicle within the airside, the driver of the vehicle —| (a) | shall not leave the vehicle unattended; and | | (b) | shall immediately inform the following persons of the breakdown:| (i) | if the breakdown occurs in the apron, the Duty Apron Controller; | | (ii) | if the breakdown occurs in the manoeuvring area, the Duty Apron Controller and Duty Tower Controller; and | | (iii) | in all cases of breakdown, the owner of the vehicle. |
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| (2) The driver of the vehicle shall arrange for the immediate removal of the vehicle and ensure that any aircraft or other vehicle is not obstructed by the breakdown. |
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| 8. The driver of a vehicle who desires to proceed to any part of the manoeuvring area shall obtain prior clearance from the Duty Tower Controller before proceeding to his destination. |
| Stopping before entry into manoeuvring area |
| 9. The driver of a vehicle shall stop at the point of entry to the manoeuvring area and ascertain that there is no aircraft movement before driving into the manoeuvring area. |
| Right of way for passengers |
| 10. The driver of a vehicle within the airside shall allow free and uninterrupted passage to every aircraft passenger who is within the airside and every such passenger shall have precedence over all vehicular traffic. |
| Stopping under wing, tail or fuselage of aircraft |
| 11. No driver of any vehicle in the movement area shall draw up or stop the vehicle under the wing, tail or fuselage of an aircraft unless the vehicle is being used in the course of refuelling or technical servicing of the aircraft. |
| Prohibition on starting motor vehicle near refuelling points |
| 12.—(1) No driver of any motor vehicle in the movement area shall start the motor vehicle when it is within an unsafe area around any refuelling point or fuel tank of an aircraft which is being refuelled. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] | (2) An unsafe area is such area which the airport licensee determines to be at risk of fire or otherwise dangerous. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
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| Vehicle not to be driven over hose or bonding cable during refuelling |
| 13. When an aircraft is being refuelled, no person shall drive any vehicle over any hose or bonding cable laid on the apron used for refuelling that aircraft. |
| Vehicle not to reverse towards aircraft |
| 14. The driver of a vehicle shall not cause the vehicle to reverse towards an aircraft in the movement area, except where the vehicle is used for servicing that aircraft and such reversing is carried out under the direction of a vehicle marshaller. |
| Prohibition on approaching aircraft with engines running |
| 15. The driver of a vehicle shall not cause the vehicle to approach any aircraft which has its engines running. |
| Minimum safe distance from stationary aircraft |
16.—(1) The driver of a vehicle in the movement area shall keep the vehicle at least 5 metres away from any wing-tip of a stationary aircraft.| (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the vehicle is directly below the wing-tip of the aircraft. |
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| Minimum safe distance from taxiing aircraft |
17.—(1) The driver of a vehicle in the movement area shall, when driving the vehicle parallel to an aircraft taxiing on the taxiway, keep the vehicle within the red apron boundary line that separates the taxiway from the apron and away from the manoeuvring area.| (2) The driver of a vehicle in the movement area shall keep a distance of at least 200 metres in front of or at least 250 metres behind any aircraft taxiing on the taxiway. |
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| Motor vehicle not to be left unattended with engine running |
| 18. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not leave the motor vehicle unattended within the airside with its engine running. |
| Vehicle on runway or taxiway |
| 19. The driver of a vehicle proceeding along a runway or taxiway shall, in so far as it is practicable, keep the vehicle to the right side of the runway or taxiway. |
| Flashing beacon light for vehicles |
20.—(1) A driver of a vehicle must ensure that when the vehicle is within the airside, the flashing beacon light on top of the vehicle —| (a) | is of a type approved by the airport licensee; and | | (b) | is switched on and remains illuminated at all times. |
| (2) However, paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a vehicle when it is parked with its engine off within a part of the airside that is not the runway or taxiway. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
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| Driving on roadway that crosses taxiway |
21.—(1) The driver of a vehicle shall observe the red traffic light signals installed at various locations within the airside where vehicular traffic lanes cross the taxiways.(2) Every person who drives or operates a vehicle on a roadway that crosses a taxiway shall —| (a) | slow the vehicle down when the vehicle approaches the taxiway; | | (b) | stop the vehicle before the stop-line at the crossing and keep a lookout for any aircraft that is taxiing towards the crossing, whether or not the red traffic light signals at the crossing are illuminated; and | | (c) | proceed across the taxiway only if the red traffic light signals are not illuminated and after ensuring that it is safe to do so. |
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| Vehicle not equipped with 2-way radio communication system |
22.—(1) Except as otherwise permitted by the airport licensee, no person shall drive on any runway or taxiway a vehicle which is not equipped with a 2-way radio communication system.(2) Where permission has been granted for a vehicle which is not equipped with a 2-way radio communication system to be driven on a runway or taxiway, the driver of the vehicle shall comply with the following light signals directed at the vehicle on or approaching the runway or taxiway:| (a) | a continuous green light indicating that the vehicle may proceed on the runway or taxiway; | | (b) | a continuous red light indicating that the vehicle is temporarily prohibited from proceeding on the runway or taxiway and the driver shall stop the vehicle immediately; | | (c) | an intermittent red light indicating that the vehicle must keep clear of the runway or taxiway immediately; | | (d) | an intermittent green light indicating that the vehicle which has earlier been ordered to keep clear of the runway or taxiway may return to the runway or taxiway; and | | (e) | an intermittent white light indicating that the driver must drive the vehicle out of the runway or taxiway and out of the movement area immediately. |
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| 23. No vehicle shall cross the movement area in front of the path of a taxiing aircraft or an aircraft on tow. |
| Vehicle proceeding into baggage handling area |
| 24. No person shall drive any vehicle (other than of a type pre-approved by the airport licensee for use in a baggage handling area) into a baggage handling area within the airside without obtaining prior clearance from the authorised person for the time being in charge of baggage handling activities. |
| Passenger in vehicle within airside |
| 25. No person other than the driver of the vehicle shall travel in any vehicle within the airside unless he is seated in a passenger seat provided in the vehicle or standing in a section of the vehicle which has been constructed for standing passengers. |
| 26. No vehicle shall be towed by another vehicle within the airside unless a suitable tow bar is used for that purpose. |
27. The owner of every vehicle used within the airside shall ensure that —| (a) | the vehicle is maintained in good working condition; and | | (b) | the condition of the vehicle and all its parts and accessories is such that no danger is caused or likely to be caused to any person in or on the vehicle, or any person on any road within the airside. |
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28.—(1) The driver of a vehicle shall ensure that at all times —| (a) | the number of passengers carried in or on the vehicle and the manner in which any such passenger is carried; and | | (b) | the weight, distribution, packing and adjustment of any load on the vehicle, |
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(2) The driver of a vehicle within the airside 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 —| (a) | by reason of the load or any part thereof falling from the vehicle; or | | (b) | by reason of any other movement of the load or any part thereof in relation to the vehicle. |
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| (3) The airport licensee may limit the height of any load carried on any vehicle within the airside to such height as the airport licensee may consider appropriate for safety reasons. |
| (4) If the load carried by such 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 day time. |
| (5) The driver of a vehicle within the airside 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 within the airside. |
(6) Except as otherwise permitted by the airport licensee, the driver of a vehicle within the airside shall ensure that no part of a load on the vehicle or any covering of such load —| (a) | trails along the road within the airside; | | (b) | projects in front of the vehicle; or | | (c) | projects laterally beyond the body or wheels of the vehicle or any authorised fitting permanently attached to the vehicle. |
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29.—(1) No person shall stop any vehicle —| (a) | on any road within the airside between the edge of the roadway and any portion of an unbroken white line or unbroken double white lines drawn on such road; | | (b) | on the side of any road within the airside if on that side of the road an unbroken double yellow line is drawn; or | | (c) | on the footway of any road within the airside. |
| (2) No person shall stop any vehicle on the side of any road within the airside if on that side of the road an unbroken single yellow line is drawn. |
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30.—(1) No person shall park a vehicle anywhere within the airside except —| (a) | within a parking place set out in Part I of the First Schedule; and | | (b) | in a parking lot in that parking place specifically designated by the airport licensee for the category of vehicles to which the vehicle belongs. |
| (2) Any person who parks a vehicle in a parking place shall pay the parking fee specified in the Second Schedule. |
| (3) Any person who parks a vehicle in a parking place shall obey all the traffic signs exhibited in the parking place. |
| (4) No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner as to cause the vehicle to protrude beyond the boundaries of the parking lot, or to obstruct the entrance or exit of a parking lot or parking place set out in Part I of the First Schedule. |
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| Parking as to cause danger, etc., or abandoning vehicle |
31.—(1) No person shall park a vehicle, or cause or permit a vehicle to remain at rest, on any road within the airside in such a position, condition or circumstances as to be likely to cause danger, obstruction or undue inconvenience to other users of the road or to traffic within the airside.| (2) No person shall park a vehicle, or cause or permit a vehicle to remain at rest, in a parking place within the airside in such condition or circumstances as to appear to the airport licensee to have been abandoned without lawful authority. |
| (3) If any vehicle is parked in contravention of paragraph (1), the airport licensee may remove the vehicle and detain it, or cause the vehicle to be removed to and detained, at a place of safety or any other place. |
(4) If it appears to the airport licensee that a vehicle has been abandoned in a parking place within the airside without lawful authority, the airport licensee may —| (a) | remove the vehicle and detain it, or cause the vehicle to be removed to and detained, at a place of safety or any other place; or | | (b) | prevent the removal of the vehicle from the parking place by fixing an immobilisation device to the vehicle. |
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| (5) Where the airport licensee has removed any vehicle to a place of safety or any other place, or fixed an immobilisation device to the vehicle, the airport licensee shall give notice in writing to the owner of the vehicle as to the procedure by which the owner may secure the release of the vehicle. |
| (6) No vehicle to which an immobilisation device has been fixed in accordance with this by-law shall be released to the owner of the vehicle except upon the owner of the vehicle having paid the fee to the airport licensee for removing the immobilisation device specified in the Second Schedule and such parking fees as the airport licensee may lawfully impose. |
| (7) In this by-law, “immobilisation device” means any device or appliance designed or adapted to be fixed to any part of a vehicle for the purpose of preventing the vehicle from being driven or otherwise put in motion. |
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| Division 3 — Conduct of persons |
| Walking within or crossing movement area |
| 32. No person shall walk within or cross the movement area at any time, unless he is permitted by the airport licensee to do so. |
| Clearance from jet engines |
33. Every person, other than a member of the maintenance staff working on an aircraft, shall keep clear of the aircraft’s engines and shall not pass —| (a) | within a radius of 7.5 metres from the air intake of the aircraft; or | | (b) | within a radius of 76 metres from the rear of a running jet engine of the aircraft. |
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| 34. Any person who desires to proceed onto the apron shall obtain prior clearance from the Duty Apron Controller. |
| Proceeding onto runway or taxiway |
| 35. Any person who desires to proceed onto a runway or taxiway shall obtain prior clearance from the Duty Tower Controller. |
| Removal of equipment or vehicle |
| 36. Where, after the servicing of an aircraft, the aircraft has taxied or been towed away, the person in charge of any equipment or vehicle used in connection with the servicing of the aircraft shall immediately remove the equipment or vehicle from the aircraft stand and any other related parking space. |
| 37.—(1) No person shall leave, or cause or permit to be left, any handling or transporting equipment on any roadway, driveway or vehicular ramp, or in any other part of the airside. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] (1A) A person must not —| (a) | throw, drop, deposit, place or leave; or | | (b) | cause or permit to be thrown, dropped, deposited, placed or left, |
| any refuse, paper, dirt, stone or other article or thing (whether solid or liquid and whether or not of a similar kind) on any roadway, driveway or vehicular ramp or in any other part of the airside that is not a dustbin or other receptacle designated by the airport licensee for the deposit of refuse and rubbish. |
[S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
| (2) Every person on the premises of the airside shall obey the lawful directions given by an authorised person to remove any handling or transporting equipment, refuse, paper, dirt, stone or other article or thing (whether solid or liquid and whether or not of a similar kind). [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
| (3) Every person authorised by the airport licensee to carry out work on any roadway, driveway or vehicular ramp, or in any other part of the airside shall ensure that the working area is kept clean and tidy. |
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| No foreign object or material on aircraft stand |
| 38. Every person who is engaged in the work of servicing an aircraft shall inspect the aircraft stand immediately after the aircraft has been serviced to ensure that no foreign object or material that is likely to be hazardous to the operation of any aircraft is left on the aircraft stand. |
| No foreign matter in movement area |
| 39. No person shall leave or deposit any foreign matter or thing in the movement area that is likely to be hazardous to the operation of any aircraft. |
| No unescorted airline passengers entering airside |
40.—(1) No passenger about to embark onto or disembark from an aircraft shall enter the airside without being escorted by an employee or agent of an airline.| (2) No airline shall permit any of its passengers to enter the airside without being escorted by an employee or agent of the airline. |
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| Compliance with approved standards and operating procedures |
41.—(1) No person shall drive, or employ or permit another person to drive, any vehicle within the airside unless the person driving the vehicle has been properly trained and certified to meet the standards approved by the airport licensee for driving within the airside.| (2) Every person driving any vehicle or operating any equipment within the airside must be familiar with and shall comply with the standard operating procedures approved by the airport licensee. |
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| Duty to notify and report accidents |
42.—(1) If in any case owing to the presence of a vehicle in the airside an accident occurs in which a person or an animal is injured or any property is damaged, the driver of the vehicle must —| (a) | stop the vehicle; and | | (b) | report the accident to a person on duty at the airside management centre as soon as is reasonably practicable and, in any case, not later than 24 hours after the occurrence of the accident. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
| (2) The employer of the driver of the vehicle in paragraph (1) shall ensure that the accident is reported to a person on duty at the airside management centre. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
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| 43.—(1) Every person entering or performing work within the baggage handling area or the apron, including the aircraft stands and compass swing area, shall wear a high visibility safety vest at all times. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] | (2) No person shall cycle on any roadway within the airside without wearing a high visibility safety vest. |
| (3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a high visibility safety vest shall be of a type approved by the airport licensee and shall comply with such requirements as the airport licensee may from time to time specify. |
| (4) During inclement weather, every person entering or performing work in the movement area shall wear a high visibility raincoat or rain suit at all times. |
| (5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), a high visibility raincoat or rain suit shall be of a type approved by the airport licensee and shall comply with such requirements as the airport licensee may from time to time specify. |
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| Prohibition against use of mobile communication devices |
| 44.—(1) No person shall use a mobile communication device (other than a walkie-talkie or radio telephone) while driving a vehicle or operating equipment within the airside. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the driver of the following vehicles:| (a) | any fire-fighting vehicle being used to fight fire, preserve life or property, give aid or rescue persons who are in danger or involved in an accident or any other emergency; | | (b) | any ambulance being used to aid or rescue persons who are in danger or involved in an accident or any other emergency; | | (c) | any Government-owned vehicle used by the Singapore Police Force or the Singapore Civil Defence Force to execute, facilitate or aid in any emergency response or rescue operation; and | | (d) | any vehicle that is owned by the Authority or the airport licensee and being used to execute, facilitate or aid in any emergency response or rescue operation. |
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(3) In this by-law —“communication function” means —| (a) | sending or receiving audio phone calls, text messages, video calls, video messages, written messages or images; | | (b) | sending or receiving electronic documents; or | | (c) | providing access to the Internet; |
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“mobile communication device” means —| (a) | a mobile phone; or | | (b) | any wireless handheld device (such as a tablet computer) or wearable device (such as a smart watch) designed or capable of being used for a communication function; |
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| “use”, in relation to a mobile communication device, means to hold it in at least one hand while operating any of its functions. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
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| Prohibition against food consumption and feeding or rearing of birds and animals |
45.—(1) No person shall consume any food or beverage in the movement area except in the offices located on the apron or on board an aircraft.| (2) No person shall feed or rear any bird or animal within the airside. [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] [S 635/2022 wef 01/08/2022] |
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