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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.27
604.27 A flight dispatcher and a flight follower shall, in respect of a flight conducted by a private operator, (a) perform flight following and flight watch; (b) provide any operational information requested by a flight crew member; and (c) notify search and rescue authorities in a timely manner if a flight is overdue or missing. SOR/2005-341, s. 5; SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.28
604.28 No person shall, in an aircraft operated by a private operator, conduct a landing following an instrument approach unless, immediately before landing, the pilot-in-command ascertains, by means of radiocommunication or visual inspection, (a) the condition of the runway or surface of intended landing; and (b) the wind direction and speed. SOR/2009-280, s. 34; SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.36
604.36 (1) A private operator shall provide every crew member with the checklist referred to in paragraph 602.60(1)(a) or with the part of the checklist that is necessary for the performance of the crew member’s duties. (2) Every crew member shall follow, in the performance of his or her duties, the checklist or part of the checklist referred to in subsection (1). SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.37
604.37 (1) A private operator may establish an aircraft operating manual for the operation of its aircraft. (2) An aircraft operating manual shall (a) contain aircraft operating procedures that are consistent with those contained in the aircraft flight manual; (b) contain, if the aircraft flight manual is not carried on board the aircraft, the aircraft performance data and limitations specified in that manual, and clearly identify them as aircraft flight manual requirements; (c) contain the private operator’s standard operating procedures, if any; and (d) identify the aircraft to which it relates. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.38
604.38 (1) No person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft operated by a private operator unless an operational flight data sheet has been prepared and contains the following information: (a) the date of the flight; (b) the aircraft’s nationality mark and registration mark; (c) the name of the pilot-in-command; (d) the departure aerodrome; (e) the destination aerodrome; (f) the alternate aerodrome, if any; (g) the estimated flight time; (h) the fuel endurance; (i) the weight of the fuel on board the aircraft; (j) the zero fuel weight of the aircraft; (k) the take-off weight and centre of gravity of the aircraft; (l) the number of persons on board the aircraft; (m) the proposed time of departure; and (n) the estimated time of arrival. (2) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft referred to in subsection (1) shall, on the completion of each flight, record on the operational flight data sheet the flight time, time of departure, time of arrival and aerodrome of arrival. (3) The private operator shall retain a copy of the operational flight data sheet for at least 180 days after the day on which the flight is completed. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.46
604.46 (1) For the purposes of this Division, a long-range navigation system shall have the following performance capability: (a) the standard deviation of the lateral track deviations is less than 6.3 nautical miles; (b) the proportion of the total flight time that is spent by the aircraft at a distance of 30 or more nautical miles from the cleared track is less than 5.3 x 10 -4 ; and (c) the proportion of the total flight time that is spent by the aircraft at a distance of 50 to 70 nautical miles from the cleared track is less than 1.3 x 10 -4 . (2) For the purposes of this Division, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver is considered to be a long-range navigation system if it is installed in accordance with the requirements of Advisory Circular 20-138B, entitled Airworthiness Approval of Positioning and Navigation Systems , dated September 27, 2010 and published by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, as amended from time to time. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.47
604.47 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall carry out any activity referred to in this Division or in respect of which the Minister has established requirements under subsection 604.74(1) unless that person is a private operator. (2) A person other than a private operator may conduct an instrument approach using a GNSS receiver to the following minima: (a) lateral navigation (LNAV); (b) lateral navigation/vertical navigation (LNAV/VNAV); (c) localizer performance without vertical guidance (LP); and (d) localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV). SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.48
604.48 (1) For the purposes of section 602.122, a pilot-in-command may conduct an IFR flight in an aircraft operated by a private operator when an alternate aerodrome has not been designated in the IFR flight plan or in the IFR flight itinerary if (a) the private operator is authorized to do so under a special authorization; (b) the estimated flight time is not more than six hours and the departure aerodrome is located in North America, Bermuda or the Caribbean islands; (c) the forecast or reported weather at the destination aerodrome, from one hour before until one hour after the estimated time of arrival, does not include (i) conditions, including fog or precipitation, that restrict flight visibility to less than three miles, (ii) a thunderstorm, (iii) a ceiling of less than 1,000 feet above the FAF altitude and a ground visibility of less than three miles, (iv) a ceiling of less than 1,500 feet above the minimum descent altitude and a ground visibility of less than six miles, or (v) freezing rain, freezing drizzle or sleet; (d) the destination aerodrome (i) has at least two runways that are (A) operational, (B) separate and not reciprocal directions of the same runway, and (C) suitable for the aircraft on the basis of the aircraft operating procedures, the aircraft performance data and limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual, and the factors that affect the performance of the aircraft, such as atmospheric and surface conditions, and (ii) is equipped with an emergency electrical power supply to operate the equipment and facilities that are essential for a safe landing of the aircraft in the event of a failure of the main electrical power supply; and (e) every flight crew member has received training, for which the validity period has not expired, in the conduct of an IFR flight when an alternate aerodrome has not been designated in the IFR flight plan or in the IFR flight itinerary. (2) If the requirements of paragraphs (1)(a) to (e) are met, and regardless of the departure aerodrome, the pilot-in-command of an aircraft that is operated by a private operator, and that is on a flight to a destination aerodrome in Canada, may file a new IFR flight plan or a new IFR flight itinerary that does not include an alternate aerodrome when the aircraft is within six hours’ flight time of the destination aerodrome. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.49
and (IV) minimum aircraft and runway equipment requirements, and (B) level C or D full-flight simulator training that includes (I) one completed take-off at an RVR of 600 feet, and (II) one rejected take-off, at an RVR of 600 feet, that includes an engine failure, (v) the pilot-in-command (A) identifies any obstructions that may be in the take-off path, (B) determines — using the aircraft performance data and limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual — that the aircraft is, with the critical engine inoperative, able to (I) safely clear those obstructions, and (II) maintain at least the minimum enroute altitude to the take-off alternate aerodrome, and (C) verifies that the RVR is at least 600 feet, (vi) the runway is equipped (A) with high-intensity runway lights, and runway centre line lights, that are serviceable and functioning and that are visible to the pilot throughout the take-off run, and with runway centre line markings that are visible to the pilot throughout the take-off run, and (B) with two RVR sensors that each show an RVR of at least 600 feet, one sensor being situated at the approach end of the runway and the other at (I) the mid-point of the runway, or (II) the departure end of the runway, if the runway is equipped with three RVR sensors and the sensor situated at the mid-point is not serviceable, (vii) the pilot-in-command and second-in-command attitude indicators provide a clear depiction of total aircraft attitude that includes the incorporation of pitch attitude index lines in appropriate increments up to 15° above and 15° below the reference line, (viii) failure warning systems to immediately detect failures and malfunctions in attitude indicators, directional gyros and horizontal situation indicators are operative, and (ix) the pilot-in-command and, if the operations manual provides that the second-in-command may conduct the take-off, the second-in-command have demonstrated to the private operator the ability to operate the aircraft in accordance with this paragraph. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2019-122, s. 5 SOR/2025-241, s. 37
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.51
ed that includes the following elements: (i) one precision approach resulting in a landing, and (ii) a missed approach from the lowest minima specified in the special authorization, or a rejected landing, as applicable; and (f) every flight crew member has demonstrated to the private operator the ability to operate the aircraft in accordance with this section. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2019-122, s. 6
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.52
604.52 No person shall, in an aircraft operated by a private operator, conduct an instrument procedure that is specified in the Restricted Canada Air Pilot for an aerodrome unless (a) the private operator is authorized to do so under a special authorization; (b) the person conducts the procedure in accordance with the requirements set out in the Restricted Canada Air Pilot in respect of the procedure; and (c) every flight crew member has received the training necessary to mitigate the risks or hazards associated with that procedure with respect to the safety of the aircraft, persons or property, and the validity period for that training has not expired. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.53
604.53 No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated in accordance with Canadian minimum navigation performance specifications (CMNPS) or required navigation performance capability (RNPC) unless (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with CMNPS or RNPC; (b) every flight crew member has received CMNPS or RNPC training, for which the validity period has not expired, in (i) normal operating procedures, including long-range navigation system pre-flight data entry and periodic cross-checking of the system position display against the aircraft position, (ii) the method of monitoring and cross-checking the long-range navigation system that is coupled to the auto-pilot, (iii) the actions to be taken in the event of a discrepancy among long-range navigation systems, and the method of determining which is the most accurate or reliable system, (iv) contingency procedures, (v) the actions to be taken in the event of a failure of one or more long-range navigation systems, (vi) the procedure for manually updating long-range navigation systems, (vii) airborne emergency procedures, including realignment, if applicable, (viii) the procedure for regaining track after a deliberate or accidental deviation from the cleared track, and (ix) RNAV systems; and (c) the aircraft is equipped with at least two independent long-range navigation systems or is operated as follows: (i) in the case of an aircraft equipped only with the radio navigation equipment referred to in paragraph 605.18(j), the aircraft is operated only on high level airways, and (ii) in the case of an aircraft equipped with at least two independent navigation systems, one of which is a long-range navigation system, the aircraft is operated only in RNPC airspace (A) on high level fixed RNAV routes, (B) on direct routes that begin and end within the reception range of ground-based navigation aids, or (C) on high level airways. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2019-122, s. 7(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.54
604.54 No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated on a high level fixed RNAV route in accordance with required navigation performance capability (RNPC) unless (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with RNPC; (b) every flight crew member has received RNPC training, for which the validity period has not expired, in (i) normal operating procedures, including navigation system pre-flight data entry and periodic cross-checking of the system position display against the aircraft position, (ii) the method of monitoring and cross-checking the navigation system that is coupled to the auto-pilot, (iii) the actions to be taken in the event of a discrepancy among navigation systems, and the method of determining which is the most accurate or reliable system, (iv) contingency procedures, (v) the actions to be taken in the event of a failure of one or more navigation systems, (vi) the procedure for manually updating navigation systems, (vii) airborne emergency procedures, including realignment, if applicable, (viii) the procedure for regaining track after a deliberate or accidental deviation from the cleared track, and (ix) RNAV systems; and (c) the aircraft is equipped with at least two independent navigation systems, one of which is a long-range navigation system. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.55
604.55 (1) No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated in accordance with North Atlantic minimum navigation performance specifications (NAT-MNPS) unless (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with NAT-MNPS; (b) every flight crew member has received NAT-MNPS training, for which the validity period has not expired, in (i) normal operating procedures, including long-range navigation system pre-flight data entry and periodic cross-checking of the system position display against the aircraft position, (ii) the method of monitoring and cross-checking the long-range navigation system that is coupled to the auto-pilot, (iii) the actions to be taken in the event of a discrepancy among long-range navigation systems, and the method of determining which is the most accurate or reliable system, (iv) contingency procedures, (v) the actions to be taken in the event of a failure of one or more long-range navigation systems, (vi) the procedure for manually updating long-range navigation systems, (vii) airborne emergency procedures, including realignment, if applicable, (viii) the procedure for regaining track after a deliberate or accidental deviation from the cleared track, and (ix) RNAV systems; and (c) subject to subsections (2) and (4), the aircraft is equipped with at least two independent long-range navigation systems. (2) No person shall operate, in NAT-MNPS airspace, an aircraft operated by a private operator that is equipped with only one long-range navigation system, or that has only one functioning long-range navigation system, except on routes that are specified by the civil aviation authority of a contracting state as routes for aircraft equipped with only one long-range navigation system. (3) If the long-range navigation system referred to in subsection (2) is a GNSS receiver, it may be used if (a) a Canadian Technical Standard Order (CAN-TSO) design approval has been issued in respect of the GNSS receiver; or (b) the GNSS receiver meets the performance requirements of Technical Standard Order TSO-C196a, Airborne Supplemental Navigation Sensors for Global Positioning System Equipment Using Aircraft-Based Augmentation , published by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States. (4) No person shall operate, in NAT-MNPS airspace, an aircraft operated by a private operator that is equipped only with short-range navigation equipment (VOR, DME, ADF), except on routes G3 or G11. SOR/2014-131, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.56
604.56 No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated in accordance with reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) unless (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with RVSM; (b) every flight crew member has received RVSM training, for which the validity period has not expired, in (i) the floor, ceiling and horizontal boundaries of RVSM airspace, (ii) rules on the exclusion of non-RVSM-compliant aircraft from the airspace, (iii) the procedures to be followed by flight crew members with respect to (A) pre-flight and in-flight altimeter checks, (B) use of the automatic altitude control system, (C) items on the minimum equipment list, (D) in-flight contingencies, (E) weather deviation procedures, (F) track offset procedures for wake turbulence, (G) inconsequential collision-avoidance systems alerts, and (H) pilot level-off call, (iv) procedures relating to non-RVSM-compliant aircraft required to carry out ferry flights, humanitarian flights or delivery flights, and (v) the use of an Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) and a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS); (c) the aircraft meets the eligibility requirements set out in section 624.56 of Standard 624 — RVSM Eligibility Requirements , with respect to aircraft performance and aircraft equipment; and (d) the private operator meets the aircraft continued airworthiness maintenance requirements set out in section 624.56 of Standard 624 — RVSM Eligibility Requirements . (e) [Repealed, SOR/2025-26, s. 25] SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2025-26, s. 25
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.57
604.57 No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated in accordance with required navigation performance 10 (RNP 10) requirements unless (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with RNP 10 requirements; (b) every flight crew member has received RNP 10 training, for which the validity period has not expired, in (i) flight planning requirements, (ii) navigation performance requirements, (iii) enroute procedures, and (iv) contingency procedures; (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 RNP 10 requirements, (ii) the aircraft can be operated in accordance with another navigation standard with performance criteria that are equivalent to RNP 10 requirements, or (iii) the private operator has demonstrated to the Minister, using one of the data collection methods set out in section 1.3.3.1.4.2 of Chapter 1 of Part B of Volume II of the PBN Manual, that the aircraft meets the navigational accuracy requirements for RNP 10; (d) the aircraft is equipped with the navigation equipment referred to in sections 1.3.4 and 1.3.6.1 of Chapter 1 of Part B of Volume II of the PBN Manual; (e) the equipment referred to in paragraph (d) meets the standards, criteria and performance requirements set out in sections 1.3.4.1, 1.3.4.2, 1.3.6.1 and 1.3.11 of Chapter 1 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 sections 1.3.7, 1.3.8 and 1.3.9.2 to 1.3.9.9 of Chapter 1 of Part B of Volume II of the PBN Manual. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2019-122, s. 9(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.58
604.58 No person shall file a flight plan indicating that an aircraft operated by a private operator can be operated in accordance with required navigation performance 4 (RNP 4) requirements unless (a) the private operator is authorized under a special authorization to operate the aircraft in accordance with RNP 4 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 RNP 4 requirements, (ii) the aircraft can be operated in accordance with another navigation standard with performance criteria that are equivalent to RNP 4 requirements, or (iii) the private operator has demonstrated to the Minister that the aircraft meets the navigational accuracy requirements for RNP 4; (d) the aircraft is equipped with the navigation equipment referred to in sections 1.3.3.1 and 1.3.3.2 of Chapter 1 of Part C of Volume II of the PBN Manual; (e) the equipment referred to in paragraph (d) meets the standards, criteria and functional requirements set out in sections 1.3.3.4 to 1.3.3.7 of Chapter 1 of Part C 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 sections 1.3.4.2.1 to 1.3.4.4.4 and 1.3.6 of Chapter 1 of Part C of Volume II of the PBN Manual. SOR/2014-131, s. 18 SOR/2019-122, s. 10(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 604.59
604.59 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)