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Version of section 604.59 from 2019-05-15 to 2024-03-06:


 No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated in accordance with area navigation 5 (RNAV 5) requirements unless

  • (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with RNAV 5 requirements;

  • (b) every flight crew member has received the training referred to in paragraph 604.60(b) and the validity period for that training has not expired;

  • (c) the aircraft meets one of the following eligibility requirements:

    • (i) the aircraft flight manual or the pilot operating handbook, or any equivalent document provided by the manufacturer of the avionics equipment or by the aircraft manufacturer, specifies that the aircraft can be operated in accordance with RNAV 5 requirements,

    • (ii) the aircraft can be operated in accordance with another navigation standard with performance criteria that are equivalent to RNAV 5 requirements, or

    • (iii) the private operator has demonstrated to the Minister that the aircraft meets the navigational accuracy requirements for RNAV 5;

  • (d) the aircraft is equipped with at least one of the position sensors referred to in section 2.3.3 of Chapter 2 of Part B of Volume II of the PBN Manual;

  • (e) the position sensors referred to in paragraph (d) meet the performance requirements, criteria and functional requirements set out in sections 2.3.3.1 to 2.3.3.3 of Chapter 2 of Part B of Volume II of the PBN Manual; and

  • (f) the private operator applies the processes, practices and procedures relating to the duties and practices set out in section 2.3.4 of Chapter 2 of Part B of Volume II of the PBN Manual.

  • SOR/2014-131, s. 18
  • SOR/2019-122, s. 11(F)

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