Compulsory CFMS Subscription for UA Operator Permit Holders

Verified from official sources
Regulation 19C(1)Version 2Effective -Verified 31 August 2026

In plain language

If you hold a UA operator permit, you must subscribe to the Centralised Flight Management System (CFMS) and keep your subscription active as long as your permit is valid.

Requirement as structured

A UA operator permit holder must subscribe to and remain a subscriber of the Centralised Flight Management System (CFMS) service at all times during the validity of their permit.

Original regulatory text

19C.—(1) A UA operator permit holder must — (a) subscribe to the CFMS service; and [S 109/2025 wef 14/02/2025] (b) remain a subscriber to the CFMS service at all times during the validity of the UA operator permit. [S 109/2025 wef 14/02/2025] (2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. [S 148/2022 wef 01/06/2022] [S 109/2025 wef 14/02/2025] Requirements for unmanned aircraft operated under authority of UA operator permit