Indoor Flight Licensing Exemption

Verified from official sources
3A(1)Version 1Effective -Verified 31 August 2026

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

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...