Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

• 107.01 (1) This Subpart, except paragraph 107.03(g), applies to an applicant for, or a holder of, one of the following certificates:

  • (a) an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued under section 573.02 authorizing the holder to perform maintenance on an aircraft operated under Subpart 5 of Part VII; or

  • (b) an air operator certificate issued under section 705.07.

• (2) This Subpart applies to an applicant for, or a holder of, one of the following certificates:

  • (a) an airport certificate issued under section 302.03; and

  • (b) an ATS operations certificate issued under section 801.05.

107.02 The applicant for, or the holder of, a certificate referred to in section 107.01 shall establish, maintain and adhere to a safety management system.

107.03 A safety management system shall include

• (a) a safety policy on which the system is based;

• (b) a process for setting goals for the improvement of aviation safety and for measuring the attainment of those goals;

• (c) a process for identifying hazards to aviation safety and for evaluating and managing the associated risks;

• (d) a process for ensuring that personnel are trained and competent to perform their duties;

• (e) a process for the internal reporting and analyzing of hazards, incidents and accidents and for taking corrective actions to prevent their recurrence;

• (f) a document containing all safety management system processes and a process for making personnel aware of their responsibilities with respect to them;

• (g) a quality assurance program;

• (h) a process for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the safety management system and reviews or audits, for cause, of the safety management system; and

• (i) any additional requirements for the safety management system that are prescribed under these Regulations.

107.04 A safety management system shall correspond to the size, nature and complexity of the operations, activities, hazards and risks associated with the operations of the holder of a certificate referred to in section 107.01.

109.01 These Regulations apply to a foreign-registered aircraft operated by a Canadian operator and to persons performing any functions or duties in respect of the aircraft if the requirements set out in these Regulations are specifically included under the terms of an agreement in force between Canada and another contracting State in accordance with Article 83 bis of the Convention.