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Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.35
605.35 (1) No person shall operate an aircraft, other than a balloon or glider, in transponder airspace, unless the aircraft is equipped with a transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an aircraft without a serviceable transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment if (a) a minimum equipment list has been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of the aircraft under subsection 605.07(3) and the aircraft is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list; or (b) a minimum equipment list has not been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of the aircraft and the aircraft is operated (i) to the next aerodrome of intended landing, and (ii) after that landing, in accordance with an air traffic control clearance, to complete a planned flight schedule or to proceed to a maintenance facility. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an aircraft without a serviceable transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment if (a) the aircraft is within airspace referred to in section 601.03; (b) an air traffic control unit provides an air traffic control service in respect of that airspace; (c) the air traffic control unit received a request from a person to operate the aircraft within that airspace before the aircraft entered the airspace; (d) the air traffic control unit authorized the person to operate the aircraft; and (e) aviation safety is not likely to be affected. (4) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an aircraft that is operated as part of a special aviation event without a serviceable transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment if (a) the aircraft is within class A, B, C, D or E airspace; and (b) an air traffic control unit provides an air traffic control service in respect of that airspace. SOR/2006-77, s. 21 SOR/2019-130, s. 7 SOR/2022-267, s. 24
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.36
605.36 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall conduct a take-off in a turbo-jet-powered aeroplane unless it is equipped with an altitude alerting system or device that conforms to the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards . (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of an aeroplane without a serviceable altitude alerting system or device if (a) a minimum equipment list has been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of the aeroplane pursuant to subsection 605.07(3) and the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list; or (b) a minimum equipment list has not been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of the aeroplane and the aeroplane is operated (i) from the place where the operator or pilot-in-command takes possession of the aeroplane to a place where the aeroplane can be equipped with such a system or device, (ii) for the sole purpose of conducting a flight test, a competency check, a pilot proficiency check or flight crew member training, or (iii) where the system or device becomes unserviceable after take-off, until it reaches an aerodrome at which the system or device can be repaired or replaced. SOR/2014-131, s. 21 SOR/2019-130, s. 8
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.37
605.37 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person operating under Subpart 4 or 5 of Part VII shall conduct a take-off in a turbo-jet-powered aeroplane that has a MCTOW of more than 15 000 kg (33,069 pounds) and for which a type certificate has been issued authorizing the transport of 10 or more passengers, unless the aeroplane is equipped with a GPWS. (2) An aeroplane referred to in subsection (1) may be operated without a serviceable GPWS if a minimum equipment list has been approved by the Minister in respect of the operator of the aeroplane pursuant to subsection 605.07(3) and the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list. (3) Where, in the interests of aviation safety, it is necessary during a flight to deactivate any mode of a GPWS, the pilot-in-command of the aeroplane may deactivate that mode if the deactivation is performed in accordance with the aircraft flight manual, aircraft operating manual, flight manual supplement or minimum equipment list. (4) This section (a) applies only in respect of aeroplanes manufactured on or before the day on which this subsection comes into force; and (b) shall cease to apply on the expiry of two years after that day. SOR/2012-136, s. 9
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.38
605.38 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall operate an aircraft unless it is equipped with one or more ELTs, in accordance with subsection (2), that transmit simultaneously on the 406 MHz and 121.5 MHz frequencies. (2) An aircraft set out in column I of an item of the table to this subsection shall, for the area of operation set out in column II of the item, be equipped with the quantity and type of ELTs referred to in column III of that item, which ELTs shall be armed, if so specified in the aircraft flight manual, aircraft operating manual, pilot operating handbook or equivalent document provided by the manufacturer. TABLE ELT Requirements Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Aircraft Area of Operation Minimum Equipment 1 All aircraft Over land One ELT of type AD, AF or AP, as referred to in section 551.104 of Chapter 551 — Aircraft Equipment and Installation of the Airworthiness Manual 2 Large multi-engined turbo-jet aeroplanes engaged in an air transport service carrying passengers Over water at a distance from land that requires the carriage of life rafts under section 602.63 Two ELTs of Type S, as referred to in section 551.104 of chapter 551 — Aircraft Equipment and Installation of the Airworthiness Manual 3 All aircraft that require an ELT other than those set out in item 2 Over water at a distance from land that requires the carriage of life rafts under section 602.63 One ELT of Type S, as referred to in section 551.104 of chapter 551 — Aircraft Equipment and Installation of the Airworthiness Manual (3) An aircraft may be operated without an ELT on board if the aircraft (a) is a glider, balloon, airship, ultra-light aeroplane or gyroplane; (b) is registered under the laws of a contracting state or a state that is a party to an agreement entered into with Canada relating to interstate flying, is equipped with a serviceable emergency beacon that transmits on the 406 MHz frequency with a tested life of at least 24 hours and (i) has a Class 1 or Class 2 Type Approval Certificate issued by the international search and rescue Cospas-Sarsat Council, and (ii) is registered with the appropriate authority of the country identified in the coded message transmitted by the emergency beacon; (c) is operated by the holder of a flight training unit operating certificate, engaged in flight training and operated within 25 nautical miles of the aerodrome of departure; (d) is engaged in a flight test; (e) is a new aircraft engaged in flight operations related to manufacture, preparation or delivery of the aircraft; (f) is operated for the purpose of permitting a person to conduct a parachute descent within 25 nautical miles of the aerodrome of departure; or (g) is operated in accordance with section 605.39. (4) If an aircraft is equipped with one or more ELTs that transmit on the 406 MHz frequency, the owner shall register each ELT with (a) the Canadian Beacon Registry; or (b) the appropriate authority of the country identified in the coded message transmitted by the ELT. SOR/2002-345, s. 2 SOR/2020-238, s. 5
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.39
605.39 (1) An aircraft that is required to be equipped with one or more ELTs under section 605.38 may be operated without a serviceable ELT if the operator (a) repairs the ELT or removes it from the aircraft at the first aerodrome at which repairs or removal can be accomplished; (b) on removal of the ELT, sends the ELT to a maintenance facility; and (c) displays on a readily visible placard within the aircraft cockpit, until the ELT is replaced, a notice stating that the ELT has been removed and setting out the date of its removal. (2) If an aircraft is required to have one ELT under section 605.38, the operator shall re-equip the aircraft with a serviceable ELT within (a) 10 days after the date of removal, if the aircraft is operated under Subpart 4 or 5 of Part VII; or (b) 30 days after the date of removal in the case of any other aircraft. (3) If an aircraft is required to have two ELTs under section 605.38, the operator shall (a) if one of the ELTs is unserviceable, repair or replace it within 10 days after the date of removal; and (b) if both ELTs are unserviceable, repair or replace (i) one ELT at the first aerodrome at which a repair or replacement can be accomplished, and (ii) the second ELT within 10 days after the date of removal. SOR/2002-345, s. 3
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.40
605.40 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall activate an ELT except in an emergency. (2) A person may activate an ELT, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, for the purpose of testing the ELT for a duration of not more than five seconds during the first five minutes of any hour UTC in the case of an ELT that transmits on the 121.5 MHz frequency or an ELT that transmits on both the 406 MHz and the 121.5 MHz frequencies. (3) If an ELT has been inadvertently activated during flight, the pilot-in-command of the aircraft shall ensure, as soon as feasible, that (a) the nearest air traffic services unit or community aerodrome radio station is so informed; and (b) the ELT is deactivated. SOR/2002-345, s. 4 SOR/2020-238, s. 8 SOR/2025-98, s. 26
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.41
605.41 (1) No person shall conduct a take-off in a turbo-jet-powered aeroplane that is operated under Part VII without a third attitude indicator that meets the requirements of section 625.41 of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards unless the aeroplane (a) has a MCTOW of less than 5 700 kg (12,566 pounds); and (b) was operated in Canada in a commercial air service on October 10, 1996. (2) No person shall conduct a take-off in a transport category aircraft without a third attitude indicator that meets the requirements of section 625.41 of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards unless the aircraft (a) is a transport category helicopter not operated in IFR flight; (b) is a transport category aeroplane powered by reciprocating engines that was manufactured before January 1, 1998; or (c) is not operated pursuant to Part VII. (3) No person shall conduct a take-off in a turbo-propeller powered aeroplane that is operated under Part VII without a third attitude indicator that meets the requirements of section 625.41 of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards unless the aeroplane (a) has a passenger seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 30 or fewer; (b) has a payload capacity of 3 402 kg (7,500 pounds) or less; and (c) was manufactured prior to March 20, 1997. (4) After December 20, 2010, no person shall conduct a take-off in a turbo-propeller powered aeroplane having a passenger seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 10 or more, and operated under Part VII, unless the aeroplane is equipped with a third attitude indicator that meets the requirements of section 625.41 of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards . SOR/2006-77, s. 22; SOR/2015-160, s. 29(F)
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.42
605.42 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no operator shall operate a turbine-powered aeroplane that has a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of six or more, unless the aeroplane is equipped with an operative TAWS that (a) meets the requirements for Class A or Class B equipment set out in CAN-TSO-C151a or a more recent version of it; (b) meets the altitude accuracy requirements set out in section 551.102 of Chapter 551 of the Airworthiness Manual ; and (c) has a terrain and airport database compatible with the area of operation. (2) The operator may operate the aeroplane without its being equipped with an operative TAWS if (a) the aeroplane is operated in day VFR only; (b) in the event that a minimum equipment list has not been approved by the Minister and subject to subsection 605.08(1), the operation takes place within the three days after the day on which the failure of the TAWS occurs; or (c) it is necessary for the pilot-in-command to deactivate, in the interests of aviation safety, the TAWS or any of its modes and the pilot-in-command does so in accordance with the aircraft flight manual, aircraft operating manual, flight manual supplement or minimum equipment list. (3) This section does not apply in respect of aeroplanes manufactured on or before the day on which this section comes into force until the day that is two years after that day. SOR/2012-136, s. 10 SOR/2020-253, s. 8
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.84
605.84 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), no person shall conduct a take-off or permit a take-off to be conducted in an aircraft that is in the legal custody and control of the person, other than an aircraft operated under a special certificate of airworthiness in the owner-maintenance or amateur-built classification, unless the aircraft (a) is maintained in accordance with any airworthiness limitations applicable to the aircraft type design; (b) meets the requirements of any airworthiness directive issued under section 521.427; and (c) except as provided in subsection (2), meets the requirements of any notices that are equivalent to airworthiness directives and that are issued by (i) the competent authority of the foreign state that, at the time the notice was issued, is responsible for the type certification of the aircraft, engine, propeller or appliance, or (ii) for an aeronautical product in respect of which no type certificate has been issued, the competent authority of the foreign state that manufactured the aeronautical product. (2) In the case of a conflict between an airworthiness directive issued by the Minister under section 521.427 and a foreign notice, the airworthiness directive prevails. (3) The Minister shall exempt the owner of a Canadian aircraft from the requirement to comply with all or part of an airworthiness directive, subject to appropriate conditions relating to aviation safety, as specified in Appendix H of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards , where the owner demonstrates to the Minister that (a) under circumstances specified in the exemption request, compliance is impractical or unnecessary; and (b) the exemption will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to that required by the airworthiness directive. (4) The Minister shall approve an alternative means of compliance with an airworthiness directive, for reasons set out in the approval, where the Minister is satisfied that the proposed alternative will maintain the level of safety that is provided for by the compliance time, the modification, the restriction, the replacement, the special inspection or the procedure set out in the airworthiness directive. SOR/2000-389, s. 1; SOR/2002-112, s. 13; SOR/2009-280, s. 35
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.85
605.85 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft, or permit a take-off to be conducted in an aircraft that is in the legal custody and control of the person, where that aircraft has undergone maintenance, unless the maintenance has been certified by the signing of a maintenance release pursuant to section 571.10. (2) Where a maintenance release is conditional on the satisfactory completion of a test flight pursuant to subsection 571.10(4), the aircraft may be operated for the purpose of the test flight if no person is carried on board other than flight crew members and persons necessary for the purpose of making observations that are essential to the test flight. (3) Following a test flight conducted pursuant to subsection (2), the pilot-in-command shall enter the results of the test flight in the journey log and, where the entry indicates that the results of the test flight are satisfactory, that entry completes the maintenance release required by subsection (1). (4) No maintenance release is required in respect of tasks identified as elementary work in the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.86
605.86 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft, or permit a take-off to be conducted in an aircraft that is in the person’s legal custody and control, unless the aircraft is maintained in accordance with (a) a maintenance schedule that conforms to the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards ; and (b) where the aircraft is operated under Subpart 6 of Part IV or under Part VII, or is a large aircraft, a turbine-powered pressurized aircraft or an airship, a maintenance schedule approved by the Minister in respect of the aircraft operator pursuant to subsection (2). (2) The Minister shall approve a maintenance schedule in respect of an aircraft if the schedule conforms to the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards . (3) The Minister shall authorize an operator to deviate from the requirements of the applicable maintenance schedule where the operator (a) submits a request in writing to the Minister in accordance with the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards ; and (b) demonstrates that the deviation will not affect aviation safety.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.87
605.87 No aeronautical product shall be maintained in accordance with a maintenance schedule that is different from the one under which it was previously maintained unless (a) the aeronautical product has been subjected to an inspection that establishes it on the new maintenance schedule; and (b) the times remaining until each action on the new maintenance schedule is to be taken have been established in accordance with the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards .
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.88
605.88 (1) No person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft that has been subjected to any abnormal occurrence unless the aircraft has been inspected for damage in accordance with Appendix G of the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards . (2) Where the inspection referred to in subsection (1) does not involve disassembly, it may be performed by the pilot-in-command.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.92
605.92 (1) Every owner of an aircraft shall keep the following technical records in respect of the aircraft: (a) a journey log; (b) subject to subsections (2) and (3), a separate technical record for the airframe, each installed engine and each variable-pitch propeller; and (c) except where otherwise provided under the terms of a fleet empty weight and balance program referred to in subsection 706.06(3), an empty weight and balance report that meets the applicable standards set out in Standard 571 — Maintenance . (2) The technical records required by paragraph (1)(b) may consist of separate technical records for each component installed in the airframe, engine or propeller. (3) In the case of a balloon or glider, or an aircraft operated under a special certificate of airworthiness in the owner-maintenance or amateur-built classification, all entries in respect of the technical records referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) may be kept in the journey log. SOR/2002-112, s. 14 SOR/2019-122, s. 21
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.93
605.93 (1) Every person who makes an entry in a technical record shall (a) make the entry accurately, legibly and in a permanent manner; (b) enter the person’s name and signature or employee identifier or, where the record is kept as electronic data, enter the person’s user code or an equivalent security designation; and (c) date the entry. (2) Where the owner of an aircraft keeps the technical records for the aircraft as electronic data, the owner shall ensure that the electronic data system that is used complies with section 103.04 and the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards . (3) The owner of an aircraft shall ensure that all of the necessary measures are taken to protect the technical records for the aircraft from damage and loss. (4) Every person who brings into use a new volume of an existing technical record shall make the entries relating to the preceding volume that are necessary to ensure that an unbroken chronological record is maintained. (5) Subject to subsection (6), where a person alters an entry on a technical record for the purpose of correcting the entry, the person shall do so by striking out the incorrect entry in such a manner that the underlying information remains legible, and inserting the correct entry together with (a) the date of the alteration; (b) the reason for the alteration, if it is necessary to clarify why the alteration was made; and (c) the person’s name and signature or employee identifier or, where the record is kept as electronic data, the person’s user code or equivalent security designation. (6) Where a correction referred to in subsection (5) is being made to a technical record that is maintained as electronic data, the correction shall be made in a manner that does not render the original data inaccessible.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.94
605.94 (1) The particulars set out in column I of an item in Schedule I to this Division shall be recorded in the journey log at the time set out in column II of the item and by the person responsible for making entries set out in column III of that item. (2) No person shall make a single entry in a journey log in respect of a series of flights unless (a) the aircraft is operated by the same pilot-in-command throughout the series; or (b) a daily flight record is used pursuant to section 406.56. (3) The owner of an aircraft shall retain every entry in a journey log for a period of not less than one year. (4) Unless recorded in the operational flight plan or operational flight data sheet, the pilot-in-command of an aircraft engaged in a commercial air service and operating in international flight shall record in the journey log the following particulars in respect of each flight: (a) the names of all of the crew members and their duty assignments; (b) the places and times of departure and arrival; (c) the flight time; (d) the nature of the flight, such as private, aerial work, scheduled or non-scheduled; and (e) any incidents or observations relating to the flight. SOR/2006-77, s. 23
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.95
605.95 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall conduct a take-off in an aircraft unless the journey log is on board the aircraft. (2) A person may conduct a take-off in an aircraft without carrying the journey log on board where (a) it is not planned that the aircraft will land and shut down at any location other than the point of departure; or (b) the aircraft is a balloon and the journey log is immediately available to the pilot-in-command (i) prior to commencing a flight, and (ii) on completion of the flight.
Canadian Aviation Regulations — 605.96
605.96 (1) The particulars set out in column I of an item in Schedule II to this Division shall be recorded in the appropriate technical record at the time set out in column II of the item and by the person responsible for making entries set out in column III of that item. (2) Where particulars of any maintenance performed on an aircraft are transferred from the journey log at the time set out in column II of item 4 of Schedule II to this Division, the person responsible for the entry shall (a) transcribe the particulars and include the name and identification number of the person who made the original entry; or (b) where the pages of the journey log have detachable copies, attach the copy of the page containing these particulars to the applicable technical record. (3) Where a component is installed on a higher assembly, the technical record for that component shall become a part of the technical record for the higher assembly. (4) Except in the case of the journey log, the owner of an aircraft shall retain each technical record for the applicable period set out in the Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards .