Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012

Marginal note:Notification of Minister

• 543 (1) An air carrier must immediately notify the Minister when any of the following incidents occur:

  • (a) the hijacking or attempted hijacking of an aircraft;

  • (b) the discovery, on board an aircraft, of a weapon, other than a weapon permitted under subsections 79(2.1) to (2.4) or a weapon that the air carrier authorized under section 531, subsection 533(1) or section 533.1;

  • (c) the discovery, on board an aircraft, of an explosive substance or an incendiary device in respect of which the air carrier was not notified in accordance with subsection 80(3), other than ammunition permitted under subsections 79(2.1) to (2.4) or ammunition that the air carrier authorized under section 533.1;

  • (d) an explosion on an aircraft, unless the explosion is known to be the result of an accident;

  • (e) a threat against an aircraft, flight, or part of an aerodrome or other aviation facility, that is under the air carrier’s control; and

  • (f) an aviation security incident that involves a peace officer in any part of an aerodrome that is under the air carrier’s control.

• Marginal note:Notification of operators of aerodromes

  (2) An air carrier must immediately notify the operator of an aerodrome when a weapon, other than a firearm permitted under subsection 78(2), is detected in any part of the aerodrome that is under the air carrier’s control.