Indoor Flight Licensing Exemption

In plain language

You do not need a basic training certificate or pilot license to fly a drone indoors inside a private home, at a private test site, or in other non-public indoor spaces, as long as it is not for a large event (over 50 people), organized sport, or flying display.

Requirement as structured

A person is not required to hold a UA basic training certificate or a UA pilot licence to fly or supervise the flight of an unmanned aircraft indoors within a private residence, at an experimental site for construction or testing, or in a non-publicly accessible place (unless for organized sports, events with over 50 people, or flying displays).

Original regulatory text

3A.—(1) Regulations 33 and 35 do not apply to require a person to hold a UA basic training certificate or a UA pilot licence before acting as a UA pilot, or supervising a UA pilot, of an unmanned aircraft to fly indoors — (a) within a private residence in Singapore; (b) at an experimental site in connection with the construction or testing of that unmanned aircraft; or (c) within a place that is not publicly accessible, for any purpose unless it is a purpose connected with any of the following: (i) a sporting activity that forms part of an organised group activity or organised competition, race or tournament; (ii) an event that is attended by more than 50 individuals at any time during the event; (iii) a flying display. (2) In this regulation, “publicly accessible”, in relation to a place, means that the public or a section of the public has access to the place as of right, or by virtue of any express or implied permission with or without payment of a fee. [S 865/2021 wef 13/11/2021] PART 2 GENERAL RULES AND AVIATION SAFETY INSTRUMENTS Division 1 — General rules Prohibited operation of unmanned aircraft