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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.110
705.110 (1) No air operator shall permit a person to act and no person shall act as a flight dispatcher unless the person has fulfilled the requirements of the air operator’s training program and, after June 1, 1998, holds a flight dispatcher certificate. (2) An air operator shall notify the Minister whenever a flight dispatcher certificate is issued or becomes invalid.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.111
705.111 No air operator shall permit a person to act and no person shall act as the pilot-in-command of an aircraft on a flight along a route or into an aerodrome unless (a) within the previous 12 months, the person has acted as a flight crew member or has been on the flight deck as an observer on a flight along that route and into that aerodrome; or (b) the person has received training and demonstrated adequate knowledge, in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.112
705.112 (1) A pilot proficiency check shall be conducted by the Minister. (2) Any other check required under this Subpart may be conducted by the Minister.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.113
705.113 (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the validity period of a line check and of the training referred to in section 705.124 expires on the first day of the thirteenth month following the month in which the check or training was completed. (2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the validity period of a pilot proficiency check expires (a) on the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the check was completed; (b) on the first day of the thirteenth month following the month in which the check was completed, where the pilot successfully completes the six-month recurrency training that has been approved by the Minister, in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards , as a substitute for the pilot proficiency check and that is identified in the company operations manual; or (c) at the end of the validation period, where the air operator has an operations specification authorizing an advanced qualification program in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards and the pilot completes a proficiency evaluation within the evaluation period authorized for the air operator in the operations specification. (3) The validity period of a flight dispatcher competency check expires on the first day of the thirteenth month following the month in which the check was completed. (4) Where a pilot proficiency check, a flight dispatcher competency check, a line check or training is renewed within the last 90 days of its validity period, its validity period is extended by six or 12 months, as appropriate. (5) The Minister may extend the validity period of a pilot proficiency check, a flight dispatcher competency check, a line check or any training by up to 60 days where the Minister is of the opinion that aviation safety is not likely to be affected. (6) Subject to subsection (7), where the validity period of a pilot proficiency check, a line check, or annual or semi-annual training has been expired for 24 months or more, the person shall requalify by meeting the training requirements specified in the Commercial Air Service Standards . (7) Where the validity period of a flight dispatcher competency check or annual training has been expired for 12 months or more, the person shall requalify by meeting the training requirements specified in the Commercial Air Service Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.124
705.124 (1) Every air operator shall establish and maintain a training program that is (a) designed to ensure that each person who receives training acquires the competence to perform the person’s assigned duties; and (b) approved by the Minister in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards and, in respect of flight attendants, in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards and the Flight Attendant Training Standard . (2) An air operator’s training program shall include (a) for flight crew members: (i) company indoctrination training, (ii) line indoctrination training, (iii) upgrading training, where applicable, and (iv) initial and annual training, including (A) aircraft type training, (B) aircraft servicing and ground handling training, (C) emergency procedures training, and (D) aircraft surface contamination training; (b) for flight attendants: (i) aviation indoctrination, (ii) line indoctrination training, (iii) in-charge training, where applicable, and (iv) initial and annual training, including (A) safety procedures training, (B) aircraft type training, (C) emergency procedures training, and (D) aircraft surface contamination training; (E) [Repealed, SOR/2020-253, s. 21] (c) for flight dispatchers: (i) initial and annual aircraft type training, (ii) on-the-job training, and (iii) aircraft cockpit familiarization training; (d) initial and annual aircraft surface contamination training for those operations personnel designated in the Commercial Air Service Standards ; and (e) any other training required to ensure a safe operation under this Subpart. (3) An air operator shall (a) include a detailed syllabus of its training program in its company operations manual; (b) ensure that adequate facilities and qualified personnel are provided for its training program, in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards ; and (c) establish and maintain a safety awareness program concerning the adverse effects of aircraft surface contamination and provide the program to all flight operations personnel who are not required to undergo the training described in paragraph (2)(d). (4) An air operator shall have a fatigue management training program for its flight crew members that contains (a) personal fatigue management strategies relating to (i) sleep hygiene, (ii) lifestyle, exercise and diet, and (iii) the consumption of alcohol and drugs; (b) the impact of fatigue on aviation safety; (c) sleep requirements and the science relating to fatigue; (d) the causes and consequences of fatigue; (e) how to recognize fatigue in themselves and in others; (f) sleep disorders, their impact on aviation safety and treatment options; and (g) human and organizational factors that may cause fatigue, including (i) sleep quality and duration, (ii) the impact of shift work and overtime, (iii) the circadian rhythm, and (iv) the effects of changes of time zones. SOR/2018-269, s. 17 SOR/2020-253, s. 21 SOR/2025-26, s. 47(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.125
705.125 (1) The Minister may give conditional approval to a training program where an air operator submits to the Minister a copy of a syllabus of its training program that provides enough information for a preliminary evaluation of the training program in light of the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) An air operator may conduct training under a training program that has received conditional approval until the Minister has evaluated the effectiveness of the training program and has informed the air operator of any deficiencies that must be corrected. (3) The Minister shall give final approval to a conditionally approved training program when the air operator demonstrates that the training conducted under that program is adequate to permit the persons who receive it to safely perform their assigned duties and when any identified deficiencies have been corrected.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.126
705.126 An air operator may conduct emergency training and testing on a cabin emergency evacuation trainer, rather than on an aircraft, if the trainer has been approved by the Minister in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.127
705.127 (1) Every air operator shall, for each person who is required to receive training under this Subpart, establish and maintain a record of (a) the person’s name and, where applicable, personnel licence number, type and ratings; (b) if applicable, the person’s medical category and the expiry date of that category; (c) the dates on which the person, while in the air operator’s employ, successfully completed any training, pilot proficiency check or examination required under this Subpart or obtained any qualification required under this Subpart; (d) information relating to any failure of the person, while in the air operator’s employ, to successfully complete any training, pilot proficiency check or examination required under this Subpart or to obtain any qualification required under this Subpart; and (e) the type of aircraft or flight training equipment used for any training, pilot proficiency check, line check or qualification required under this Subpart. (2) An air operator shall retain the records referred to in paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) and a record of each pilot proficiency check for at least three years. (3) An air operator shall keep a master copy of each examination on file and make it available for review by the Minister for a period of not less than three years. SOR/2009-152, s. 23
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.128
705.128 (1) If the Minister determines that an air operator’s training program required under 705.124 does not include the competencies required for each person who receives training to perform their assigned duties, the Minister shall notify the air operator of (a) the corrective actions that the air operator is required to implement to its training program; and (b) the date by which the air operator is required to submit its amended training program to the Minister for approval under paragraph 705.124(1)(b). (2) The air operator referred to in subsection (1) shall submit its amended training program to the Minister on or before the date specified by the Minister under paragraph (1)(b). SOR/2022-17, s. 6
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.134
705.134 (1) Every air operator shall establish and maintain a company operations manual that meets the requirements of section 705.135. (2) An air operator shall submit its company operations manual, and any amendments to that manual, to the Minister. (3) Where there is a change in any aspect of an air operator’s operation or where the company operations manual no longer meets the Commercial Air Service Standards , the air operator shall amend its company operations manual. (4) The Minister shall, where the Commercial Air Service Standards are met, approve those parts of a company operations manual, and any amendments to those parts, that relate to the information required by section 705.135.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.135
705.135 (1) A company operations manual, which may be issued in separate parts corresponding to specific aspects of an operation, shall include the instructions and information necessary to enable the personnel concerned to perform their duties safely and shall contain the information required by the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) A company operations manual shall be such that (a) all parts of the manual are consistent and compatible in form and content; (b) the manual can be readily amended; (c) the manual contains an amendment control page and a list of the pages that are in effect; and (d) the manual has the date of the last amendment to each page specified on that page.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.136
705.136 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an air operator shall provide a copy of the appropriate parts of its company operations manual, including any amendments to those parts, to each of its crew members and to its ground operations and maintenance personnel. (2) An air operator may place a copy of the appropriate parts of its company operations manual in each aircraft that it operates, instead of providing a copy to each crew member, if all amendments to the manual are included in the system for the dissemination of general operational information referred to in section 705.18. (3) Every person who has been provided with a copy of the appropriate parts of a company operations manual pursuant to subsection (1) shall keep it up to date with the amendments provided and shall ensure that the appropriate parts are accessible when the person is performing assigned duties.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.137
705.137 (1) An air operator may establish and maintain an aircraft operating manual for the use and guidance of crew members in the operation of its aircraft. (2) An aircraft operating manual shall contain (a) the aircraft operating procedures; and (b) where the aircraft flight manual is not carried on board the aircraft, the aircraft performance data and limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual, which shall be clearly identified as aircraft flight manual requirements. (3) An air operator that has established an aircraft operating manual shall submit a copy of the manual, and any amendments to that manual, to the Minister for approval. (4) The Minister shall approve an aircraft operating manual, and any amendments to that manual, where the Commercial Air Service Standards are met. (5) An air operator that has established an aircraft operating manual shall ensure that a copy of the manual is carried on board each aircraft to which it relates.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.138
705.138 (1) Every air operator shall, for each of its aircraft, establish and maintain standard operating procedures that enable the crew members to operate the aircraft within the limitations specified in the aircraft flight manual, and that meet the Commercial Air Service Standards . (2) An air operator shall submit a copy of its aircraft standard operating procedures, and any amendments to those procedures, to the Minister. (3) An air operator shall ensure that a copy of the standard operating procedures for an aircraft is carried on board the aircraft. (4) Where an air operator has established an aircraft operating manual, the standard operating procedures for the aircraft shall form part of that manual.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.139
705.139 (1) Every air operator, other than an air operator that is authorized solely for the transport of cargo in its air operator certificate, shall establish and maintain, as part of its company operations manual, a flight attendant manual for the use and guidance of flight attendants in the operation of its aircraft. (2) A flight attendant manual shall contain the instructions and information necessary to enable flight attendants to perform their duties safely and shall contain the information required by the Flight Attendant Manual Standard . (3) The Minister shall, where the Flight Attendant Manual Standard is met, approve those parts of a flight attendant manual, and any amendments to those parts, that relate to the safety and emergency information contained in Part A of the Flight Attendant Manual Standard . (4) An air operator shall provide a copy of its flight attendant manual, including any amendments to that manual, to each of its flight attendants. (5) Every flight attendant who has been provided with a copy of a flight attendant manual pursuant to subsection (4) shall keep it up to date with the amendments provided and shall ensure that the appropriate parts are accessible when the flight attendant is performing assigned duties on board an aircraft.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.151
705.151 The safety management system required under section 107.02 in respect of an applicant for, or a holder of, an air operator certificate shall (a) meet the requirements of Subpart 7 of Part I and section 705.152; (b) be under the control of the operations manager appointed under paragraph 700.09(1)(a); and (c) cover the maintenance control activities undertaken under Subpart 6. SOR/2005-173, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.152
705.152 (1) The safety management system shall include, among others, the following components: (a) a safety management plan that includes (i) a safety policy that the accountable executive has approved and communicated to all employees, (ii) the roles and responsibilities of personnel assigned duties under the quality assurance program established under section 706.07 or the safety management system, (iii) performance goals and a means of measuring the attainment of those goals, (iv) a policy for the internal reporting of a hazard, an incident or an accident, including the conditions under which immunity from disciplinary action will be granted, and (v) a review of the safety management system to determine its effectiveness; (b) procedures for reporting a hazard, an incident or an accident to the appropriate manager; (c) procedures for the collection of data relating to hazards, incidents and accidents; (d) procedures for analysing data obtained under paragraph (c) and during an audit conducted under subsection 706.07(3) and for taking corrective actions; (e) an audit system referred to in subsection 706.07(3); (f) training requirements for the operations manager, the maintenance manager and personnel assigned duties under the safety management system; and (g) procedures for making progress reports to the accountable executive at intervals determined by the accountable executive and other reports as needed in urgent cases. (2) The components specified in subsection (1) and the components of the safety management system that are required under section 107.03 shall be set out in (a) the company operations manual of the applicant for, or the holder of, an air operator certificate; and (b) the maintenance control manual (MCM) of the holder of an air operator certificate. SOR/2005-173, s. 24 SOR/2019-295, s. 17
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.153
705.153 The person managing the safety management system shall (a) establish and maintain a reporting system to ensure the timely collection of information related to hazards, incidents and accidents that may adversely affect safety; (b) identify hazards and carry out risk management analyses of those hazards; (c) investigate, analyze and identify the cause or probable cause of all hazards, incidents and accidents identified under the safety management system; (d) establish and maintain a safety data system, either by electronic or by other means, to monitor and analyze trends in hazards, incidents and accidents; (e) monitor and evaluate the results of corrective actions with respect to hazards, incidents and accidents; (f) monitor the concerns of the civil aviation industry in respect of safety and their perceived effect on the air operator; (g) determine the adequacy of the training required by paragraph 705.152(1)(f); and (h) where the operations manager has assigned the management functions for the safety management system under subsection 705.03(3) to another person, report to the operations manager the hazards, incidents and accidents identified under the safety management system or as a result of an audit required under subsection 706.07(3). SOR/2005-173, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.154
705.154 The holder of an air operator certificate issued under section 705.07 who is also the holder of an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued under section 573.02 must comply with the requirements referred to in section 573.30 with respect to a safety management system when undertaking maintenance control activities under Subpart 6. SOR/2005-173, s. 24 SOR/2025-26, s. 48(E)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.171
705.171 In this Division, interference with a crew member means any action or statement set out in the levels listed in section 705.175 by a person on board or about to board an aircraft that distracts a crew member from their assigned safety responsibilities or prevents the crew member from carrying out those responsibilities; ( entrave au travail d’un membre d’équipage ) operational personnel means an air operator’s employees whose duties require that they interact directly with persons on board or about to board an aircraft, and includes crew members, gate and check-in staff and their immediate supervisors. ( personnel d’exploitation ) SOR/2009-90, s. 4; SOR/2015-160, s. 32
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
interference with a crew member means any action or statement set out in the levels listed in section 705.175 by a person on board or about to board an aircraft that distracts a crew member from their assigned safety responsibilities or prevents the crew member from carrying out those responsibilities; ( entrave au travail d’un membre d’équipage )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — Canadian Aviation Regulations
operational personnel means an air operator’s employees whose duties require that they interact directly with persons on board or about to board an aircraft, and includes crew members, gate and check-in staff and their immediate supervisors. ( personnel d’exploitation )
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.172
705.172 An applicant for an air operator certificate shall set out in the company operations manual and in their flight attendant manual the procedures established to prevent and manage incidents of interference with a crew member covering the topics set out in section 725.172 of Standard 725 — Airline Operations — Aeroplanes of the Commercial Air Service Standards . SOR/2009-90, s. 4; SOR/2015-160, s. 33(F) SOR/2019-295, s. 18
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.173
705.173 An air operator shall provide initial and annual training to all operational personnel that covers the topics set out in subsection 725.124(56) of Standard 725 — Airline Operations — Aeroplanes of the Commercial Air Service Standards for the purpose of enabling (a) the recognition, prevention and management of behaviour that could reasonably be expected to lead to an incident of interference with a crew member; (b) the recognition, prevention and management of incidents of interference with a crew member; and (c) the knowledge of post-flight procedures related to incidents of interference with a crew member. SOR/2009-90, s. 4; SOR/2015-160, s. 34
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 705.174
705.174 (1) An applicant for an air operator certificate shall set out in the company operations manual and in their flight attendant manual the procedures established to ensure that level 2, level 3 and level 4 incidents of interference with a crew member are reported to them and to allow for the reporting of a level 1 incident. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2019-295, s. 19] (3) A report of an incident of interference with a crew member shall contain the information set out in section 725.174 of Standard 725 — Airline Operations — Aeroplanes of the Commercial Air Service Standards . (4) An air operator shall ensure that reports are retained for a period of three years after the date of the incident and are made available to the Minister on request. (5) An air operator shall submit to the Minister statistics relating to incidents of interference with a crew member, the content of which is set out in section 725.174 of Standard 725 — Airline Operations — Aeroplanes of the Commercial Air Service Standards , every six months. SOR/2009-90, s. 4; SOR/2015-160, s. 35(F) SOR/2019-295, s. 19