Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2012-07-04. Previous Versions

Elementary Work

 No air operator shall authorize a person to perform, without supervision, a task that is elementary work set out in the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards unless the person

  • (a) has satisfactorily completed training for the task under a training program required by section 706.12; and

  • (b) has previously performed that task under the direct supervision of the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence or a training organization approved pursuant to Subpart 3 of Part IV.

Servicing

 An air operator shall ensure that each person who performs or requests the performance of servicing has satisfactorily completed training, under a training program required by section 706.12, for the servicing to be performed.

Training Program

 An air operator shall implement a training program to ensure that persons who are authorized to perform a function under this Subpart are trained in respect of the regulations, standards and air operator procedures applicable to that function, as specified in the Commercial Air Service Standards.

Personnel Records

  •  (1) An air operator shall establish, maintain and retain for at least two years after an entry is made, for each affected person, a record of

    • (a) all personal qualifications in respect of any appointment made pursuant to section 706.03;

    • (b) any authorization to perform elementary work given in accordance with section 706.10 and incorporated in the maintenance control manual (MCM) in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards; and

    • (c) all training conducted pursuant to section 706.12.

  • (2) The air operator shall provide a copy of each record required by subsection (1) to the person to whom the record refers on the completion of any training or the giving of an authorization referred to in paragraph (1)(b).

Service Difficulty Reporting

 The holder of an air operator certificate shall report to the Minister, in accordance with Division IX of Subpart 21 of Part V, any reportable service difficulty related to any aircraft that it operates.

  • SOR/2009-280, s. 36.

Safety Management System

 The holder of an air operator certificate issued under section 705.07 shall, for all maintenance control activities performed under this Subpart, adhere to the requirements set out in section 705.151 or 705.154 with respect to a safety management system.

  • SOR/2005-173, s. 27.

PART VIII — AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES

Interpretation

  •  (1) In this Part,

    “air traffic control unit”

    “air traffic control unit”[Repealed, SOR/2002-352, s. 4]

    “air traffic services”

    “air traffic services” or “ATS” includes air traffic control services, air traffic advisory services and flight information services; (services de la circulation aérienneouATS)

    “ATS operations certificate”

    “ATS operations certificate”[Repealed, SOR/2007-290, s. 11]

    “emergency assistance services”

    “emergency assistance services” means services provided for the purpose of

    • (a) assisting aircraft in a state of emergency, including aircraft in the uncertainty, alert and distress phases,

    • (b) assisting aircraft involved in a hijacking, or

    • (c) alerting rescue coordination agencies of missing or overdue aircraft; (services d’urgence)

    “flight information services”

    “flight information services”[Repealed, SOR/2002-352, s. 4]

    “operational location”

    “operational location” means the physical location of an operational air traffic control unit or flight service station. (emplacement opérationnel)

  • (2) Any reference in this Part to an annex to the Convention includes the differences notified to ICAO by the Government of Canada in respect of the standards specified in that annex.

  • SOR/2002-352, s. 4;
  • SOR/2007-290, s. 11.