Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

• 601.08 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person operating a VFR aircraft shall enter Class C airspace unless the person receives a clearance to enter from the appropriate air traffic control unit before entering the airspace.

• (2) The pilot-in-command of a VFR aircraft that is not equipped with radiocommunication equipment capable of two-way communication with the appropriate air traffic control unit may, during daylight in VMC, enter Class C airspace if the pilot-in-command receives authorization to enter from the appropriate air traffic control unit before entering the airspace.

• (3) Class C airspace becomes Class E airspace when the appropriate air traffic control unit is not in operation.

• 601.09 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person operating a VFR aircraft shall enter Class D airspace unless the person establishes two-way radio contact with the appropriate air traffic control unit before entering the airspace.

• (2) The pilot-in-command of a VFR aircraft that is not equipped with radiocommunication equipment capable of two-way communication with the appropriate air traffic control unit may, during daylight in VMC, enter Class D airspace if the pilot-in-command receives authorization to enter from the appropriate air traffic control unit before entering the airspace.

• (3) Class D airspace becomes Class E airspace when the appropriate air traffic control unit is not in operation.

[601.10 to 601.13 reserved]

601.14 In this Division,

“directed bright light source”

“directed bright light source” means any directed light source (coherent or non-coherent), including lasers, that may create a hazard to aviation safety or cause damage to an aircraft or injury to persons on board the aircraft; (source lumineuse dirigée de forte intensité)

“fire control authority”

“fire control authority” means an official of a government forestry service or other fire control agency that is responsible for the protection of persons and property against fire; (responsable de la lutte contre l’incendie)

“forest fire area”

“forest fire area” means an area on the surface of the earth on which standing timber, grass or any other vegetation or buildings are burning. (région sinistrée)

601.15 No person shall operate an aircraft

• (a) over a forest fire area, or over any area that is located within five nautical miles of a forest fire area, at an altitude of less than 3,000 feet AGL; or

• (b) in any airspace that is described in a NOTAM issued pursuant to section 601.16.

601.16 The Minister may issue a NOTAM that relates to restrictions on the operation of aircraft in the case of a forest fire and that describes

• (a) the location and dimensions of the forest fire area; and

• (b) the airspace in which forest fire control operations are being conducted.