Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

521.105 The Minister shall establish, in respect of an appliance or a part, a certification basis consisting of

• (a) the applicable standards of airworthiness referred to in section 521.106 that are in force on the date of application for the Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval; and

• (b) any finding of equivalent safety based on any factors or design features that provide for an alternate means of compliance with the standards of airworthiness in force on the date of application for the Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO).

521.106 The standards of airworthiness for the issuance of or a change to a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval in respect of an appliance or a part are

• (a) those specified in Chapter 537 — Appliances and Parts of the Airworthiness Manual; or

• (b) if no standards of airworthiness for the issuance of or a change to a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval in respect of the appliance or part are specified in Chapter 537 — Appliances and Parts of the Airworthiness Manual, the minimum performance standards specified by the Minister.

521.107 An applicant for a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval in respect of an appliance or a part shall

• (a) demonstrate to the Minister that the appliance or part conforms to the certification basis established by the Minister under section 521.105;

• (b) submit to the Minister a declaration of design and performance that contains

  • (i) the content of the certification basis,

  • (ii) a declaration attesting to the demonstration of conformity of the appliance or part with its certification basis,

  • (iii) information identifying the components of the type design of the appliance or part,

  • (iv) the rated performance of the appliance or part,

  • (v) a reference to the record documenting the means of demonstrating conformity with the certification basis, and

  • (vi) a reference to the maintenance, overhaul and repair manuals;

• (c) make available to the Minister the means by which conformity is established; and

• (d) submit to the Minister for approval any manuals, instructions and limitations that are required by the certification basis established in respect of the appliance or part.

521.108 An applicant for a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval in respect of an appliance or a part shall

• (a) ensure, before conducting a test, that the item to be tested conforms to the drawings, specifications and manufacturing processes proposed for the type design of the appliance or part and that the measuring device and test equipment to be used are appropriate and calibrated for the test;

• (b) conduct all the inspections, analyses and tests necessary to demonstrate to the Minister that the type design of the appliance or part conforms to its certification basis;

• (c) in accordance with the certification plan, submit to the Minister for review the data and reports resulting from the inspections, analyses and tests conducted under paragraph (b); and

• (d) provide the Minister with access to the appliance or part for the purpose of making any inspection, making any engineering assessment, or conducting or witnessing any test,

  • (i) required to verify the applicant’s declaration attesting to the demonstration of conformity of the appliance or part with its certification basis, or

  • (ii) required to make a determination of the conformity of the appliance or part with its certification basis.